Moserbaer Movie DVDs: 4th time hike in its prices since launch

Now latest upcoming news for Moserbaer DVD lover is that they have to spend Rs 149/- per DVD for a single movie rather than its earlier price of Rs 99/- per DVD.

If we look back, then its the 4th time that Moserbaer has increased its DVD prices since its launch in late 2006. When Moserbaer entered the Home Video Market in late 2006, at that time it started selling both new and old titles for just Rs 34/- per DVD and that also helped it to grab attention of both consumer and media. It helped company in free publicity of its products at a huge scale and even company said that its model is too curb piracy for which they had lowered there profit point to very minuscule which they will get from a single product sale.

However in mere 6 months of time, Moserbaer increased its new titles prices to Rs 49/- per DVD and in few media publications, Moserbaer has backed its price hike decision by pointing out the hike in taxes and raw material prices.But sooner, Moserbaer has again increases its prices to Rs 50/- per DVD for new titles. In this cases also company pointed out and backed its decision of hike by giving out the reason of the difference that has been created between dollar and rupees at that time.
In late 2008, when Moserbaer acquired 25 movies from UTV then it started launching its all new titles in market with a price tag of Rs 99/- per DVD in December 2008. But since this time it hiked directly Rs 49/- per DVD, so it launched this new price tag with some "Winter Offer" and in few movies it gave some free DVDs of old titles to attract the consumers.

But now within 4 months since it launched its DVDs in a price tag of Rs 99/- per DVD, Moserbaer has gone ahead and if its official website is taken into consideration then Moserbaer has released DEV D on home videos for a price tag of Rs 149/- for DVDs pack, which contains a free DVD of making of the film also.

So now the big questions are:

• Whether Moserbaer really entered the Home Video Market with its low cost products for curbing the piracy or just it wanted to make a space for itself in Home Video Market which was already over crowded with various players when Moserbaer entered this market?Now it has increased its prices since it has make enough space for itself to survive in this market.
  
• Whether Moserbaer is also going to adopt the same price point and business model that has been adopted by various other players of home video market?
• Whether Moserbaer DVD lovers are going to spend this amount or now they are going to switch to pirated ones? Since a large section of Moserbaer customers loved its product due to low its cost factor.
• Or Moserbaer has loose the battle that it wanted to start against pirates before it could make any impact on pirates?

FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Little Zizou

Movie: LITTLE ZIZOU
Release Date: 13.March.2009
Genre: Drama & Comedy
Banner: Studio18 & Mira Nair Productions
Director: Sooni Taraporevala
Music: Bickram Ghosh
Star Cast: Kurush Deboo, Boman Irani, Cyrus Broacha, Immaduddin Shah, Imaad Shah, Saurabh Ardeshir, Shernaz Patel, Zenobia Shroff, Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwa, Kunal Vijaykar, Tknow Francorsi, Kamal Sidhu, Dilshad Patel, Iyanah Bativala & John Abraham (Special Appearance)

Synosis:

Little Zizou is a comedy for audiences of all ages and nationalities. It is the rambunctious and moving story of how two battling Bombay families finally come to terms. In the spirit of Federico Fellini, with just a hint of Mel Brooks, Little Zizou presents characters who show us the necessity of love and the possibility of grace.
Xerxes, 'Little Zizou' as he's known, is an eleven year old soccer-mad Parsi boy whose fervent wish is that his idol Zinedine Zidane visits Bombay, His older brother Art is a talented artist whose wild fantasies come to life in surprising ways. Their father Khodaiji is a self-proclaimed protector of the faith who thrives on the attentions (and donations) of hopeful beliefs.
Art burns with unrequited love for the daughter of Khodaiji's arch rival, Pressvala, a free thinking newspaper publisher. And to the extreme displeasure of their other daughter, Xerxes adores the maternal Mrs. Pressvala. But the real fireworks begin when Pressvala writes a scathing critique of Khodaiji and public reaction is widespread.
As the two households intermingle and conflict, their differences become hilariously apparent and life becomes deliciously complicated for everyone.
Little Zizou stars a galaxy of Indian talent, and celebrates music, dance, lush Indian scenery, even heartbreak; a film that depicts the wonderfully unique and fascinating world of Bombay's Parsi community.

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Sikandar

Movie: SIKANDAR
Release Date: 27.March.2009
Genre: Thriller; Drama
Banner: Big Pictures & Sudhir Mishra Productions
Director: Piyush Jha
Music: Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy, Sandesh Shandilya & Justin-Uday
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi, Kumaar & Neelesh Mishra
Music On: Big Music
Home Video On: Big Home Video
Official Website: http://sikandar.bigflix.com
Star Cast: R. Madhavan, Sanjay Suri, Parzan Dastur, Ayesha Kapur & Arunoday Singh

Synopsis:

Sikandar Raza is a 14 year old schoolboy in Kashmir. Ever since his parents were killed by militants 10 years back, he has lived with his aunt and uncle, in a small town in Kashmir. All Sikandar's desires revolve around the happiness of his foster parents, and getting the ball into the goal on the football field. One day, on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path. Despite admonishments by his newly made school friend, the 14 year old Nasreen, Sikandar picks up the gun, and thus begins a journey into the darker side of his nature. The quiet yet strong Nasreen becomes Sikandar's conscience keeper. She tries to dissuade him from giving in to the lure of the gun. However, all is not what it seems. Sikandar gets embroiled further and further in situations beyond his control, and people get killed. At first it seems that the happenings occurring alongside Sikandar's predicament are not connected. But, as layer upon layer unravels, it becomes clear that Sikandar is the innocent victim in a game being played out between the militants, the army, the peace bartering politicians and the religious heads of the little Kashmiri town.
The pieces of the puzzle come together at the very end, leading to a shocking revelation.

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: 8 x 10 Tasveer

Movie: 8 x 10 TASVEER
Release Date: 03. April.2009
Genre: Thriller, Suspense
Banner: Percept Picture Company & T-Series
Director: Nagesh Kukunoor
Music: N.A.
Lyrics: N.A.
Music On: T-Series
Home Video On: T-Series Home Video
Star Cast: Akshay Kumar, Ayesha Takia, Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Girish Karnad, Anant Mahadevan

Synopsis:

8x10, is a story of a young man who has a supernatural power. A personal tragedy that leads him to use this unique power to unravel the mystery and a nail biting finish to comeup with startling answers.

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TATA Motors launched its XENON XT

Tata Motors has finally launched its Xenon XT (Cross Terrain), a life style 4 door, 5 seater pickup in India last month that has been showcased in last years Indian Auto Expo, New Delhi. The Xenon XT combines stylish on road presence and comfortable interiors with off road capabilities of a 4x4.

The tall aggressive stance of the vehicle is complemented by the trademark ‘TATA’ grill, large wrap around clear headlamps and integrated flared fenders. Side indicators move to the outer rear view mirrors (ORVMs) and roof rails enhance the looks while lending themselves to accessorisation.However from the front, the Xenon XT gives you a similar look as we can observe in the TATA's new SUMO GRANDE.

Interiors are charcoal grey and can comfortably accommodate 5 in two rows. The vehicle offers comfort and convenience features like power steering, power windows, central locking, HVAC and electrically adjustable ORVMs.

The Xenon XT is powered by the widely accepted 2.2 VTT DICOR diesel engine with a peak power of 140 PS and a peak torque of 320 Nm. It has a 4X4 with an electrical shift-on-the-fly mechanism and a limited slip differential similar to the Safari. These, combined with a rugged ladder frame structure, a matching suspension and alloy wheels give the vehicle off road capabilities of an SUV. The load bed is a 1518 mm x 1414 mm area which lends itself to carrying equipment or having fun, as desired.
The Xenon XT can be customised to suit individual tastes and styles through a wide range of accessories such as bed-liners, fog lamps, canopy, boot lid, rollover bars and the like which will be on sale along with the vehicle.

The Xenon XT is priced at Rs. 7.62 lacs for the 4x2 version and Rs. 8.58 lacs for the 4x4 version, (ex-showroom Delhi). It comes in 4 attractive shades – White, Black, Silver and Mineral Red. The vehicle carries a warranty period of 2 years or 75000 kms (whichever is earlier) and will be retailed through 58 Tata Passenger Car dealerships across 39 cities to begin with. The Xenon is already being retailed in the overseas markets of Thailand, Algeria, Italy, Poland, Saudi Arabia and South Africa.

Now we have to see whether this new offering from TATA Motors as Xenon XT will help to attract SUV buyers and some new buyers towards TATA showrooms for this adventure truck or say towards this pick-up vehicle , which can be used largely for daily purposes.

FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Barah Aana

Movie: BARAH AANA
Release Date: 13. March.2009
Genre: Drama
Banner: Bandra West Pictures
Director: Raja Menon
Music: Shri
Lyrics: N.A
Music On: N.A
Star Cast: Naseruddin Shah, Vijay Raaz, Violante Pracido, Tannistha Chatterjee and Arjun Mathur.

Synopsis:

Barah Aana is a comedy of real life set in today's Mumbai. The story revolves around three unlikely friends: a driver (Naseeruddin Shah), a watchman (Vijay Raaz) and a waiter (Arjun Mathur). The driver is an older man, stoic but dependable. The watchman, in his 30's, is a pushover at work but otherwise mischievous. The waiter is a young, swaggering chap, brimming with ambition. Living together, their different attitudes make for an interesting banter.

At some point, misfortune befalls the watchman, and due to a series of chance events, he stumbles into a crime. Striking upon a seemingly low-risk way to make good money, and discovering a new sense of self-confidence, he tries to entice the others to join him in a series of such crimes. Cat and mouse games ensue between the three as personalities change, but events soon spiral out of control, leading them in a direction that none of them had ever wanted to take...

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Siddharth- The Prisoner

Movie: SIDDHARTH- THE PRISONER
Release Date: 27. February.2009
Genre: Thriller
Banner: Walkwater Media and Alliance Media & Entertainment Pvt. Ltd in association with Vistaar Religare Film Fund
Director:Pryas Gupta
Music: Sagar Desai
Lyrics: N.A.
Music On: N.A.
Official Website: www.vistaarreligare.com
Star Cast: Rajat Kapoor, Sachin Nayak & Pradeep Kabra

Awards:
1. Winner of Jury Grand Prize at ASIA PACIFIC SCREEN AWARDS.
2. Winner of Best Actor (Rajat Kapoor) at OSIAN'S CINEFAN 2008.

Synopsis:
Just released from prison, Siddharth Roy (Rajat Kapoor), a once famous writer, completes a new manuscript. He re-engages with the outside world, hoping that the new book will restore his reputation and also reconcile him with his estranged wife, Maya. Fate has other plans for Roy, when his briefcase gets exchanged at a cyber café with a similar briefcase containing a large sum of money. Roy looses the only copy of his new manuscript, while Mohan, the cyber café manager, comes under pressure from mob bosses to recover the lost money.

In the midst of growing despair about the lost manuscript, Roy is reconciled with his three year old son through a scheming housemaid. Unable to find happiness in the money he has found Roy begins to desire the custody of his son. Meanwhile the pressure mounts on Mohan as he looses his job and is forced to go into hiding from the mob. He must find Roy and money at any cost.

Based on the ancient text of the Rig Veda, the film explores the theme of renunciation (of desire) as the true path to enlightenment and freedom.

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Gulaal

Movie: GULAAL
Release Date: 13.March.2009
Genre: Social Drama
Banner: Zee Limelight
Director: Anurag Kashyap
Music: Piyush Mishra
Lyrics: Piyush Mishra
Music On: N.A.
Official Website: www.zeemotionpictures.com
Star Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Mahi Gill, Aditya Shrivastava, Piyush Mishra, Deepak Dobriyal, Ayesha Mohan

Synopsis:
The film Gulaal is about an innocent student Dileep who comes to Jaipur to study, accompanied by his faithful servant Bhanwar. Here he comes in contact with Rananjay Singh "Ransa" (contemporary intelligent, sensitive young man who refuses to abide by traditions; his ideologies clash with his father's, the local raja), Jadwal (with old school of thought he is the college goon who rags Dileep); Anuja (professor ragged with Dileep; despair brings both together and a strong emotional bond develops between them) Dukey Bana (powerful local figure who leads an army of radical Rajputs struggling to get the Rajputana back from the Government of India challenging the very idea of democracy); Kiran (uses Dileep for power and personal interest).

Against a backdrop of local political intrigue, the film begins with a Rajput conglomerate gaining strengthen as Dukey Bana and a few ex-Royals convince a reluctant Ransa to contest for the college elections on behalf of the Rajputana party; Ransa and Kiran battle it for General Secretary's post. The rivalry between the two gangs intensifies and Ransa is forced to withdraw, which he resists. Eventually this leads to his murder by Karan (Kiran's brother and Rasna's illegitimate sibling). Using the sympathy wave, Dileep is compelled to contest elections in Ransa's place and made to win.

After losing the elections Kiran tries winning Dileep's trust, gets close to him and pretends to fall in love. As he tries to fit into the shoes of the General Secretary an insecure Dileep gets emotionally dependent on Kiran and distance grows between him and Anuja. Dileep finds himself trapped in political maneuvers and realizes that this is not what he had wanted. It dawns to him that he is being used by Dukey; when Dileep confronts Dukey, he is faced with a horrifying truth!

Dukey Bana is masterminding a Rajputana movement, to have a separate state ruled by Rajputs. In a gamut of Red faces (Gulaal is put over the faces to mask their true identity), Dileep sees the truth behind Dukey and his actions. So Dileep decides to resign from the post of the General Secretary.

Dileep resign and Kiran takes charge. As soon as in power, she refuses to meet Dileep and tries to get close to Dukey using her feminine charm. A lovelorn and rejected Dileep gets more and more frustrated, abusive and violent in desperation. This behavior creates a distance between Dileep and the people who truly love and understand him.

Blinded by his love for Kiran, Dileep goes into a frenzy becoming a sorry and inevitable victim of circumstances. The whole madness around Dileep intensifies; sense of conspiracy and feeling of a fake unrequited love push him to the edge... Gulaal races to an unforgettable climax... out of the faces painted in Gulaal, a face is revealed... the face of the new leader...

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Billu Barber

Movie: BILLU BARBER
Release Date: 13.February.2009
Genre: Comedy; Drama
Banner: Red Chillies Entertainment & Eros International
Director: Priyadarshan
Music: Pritam
Lyrics: Gulzar, Sayeed Quadri, Neeraj Shridhar, Ashiesh Pandit
Music On: T-Series
Home Video On: N.A.
Official Website: http://www.billubarber.com
Star Cast: Shah Rukh Khan, Irfaan Khan, Lara Dutta, Asrani, Rajpal Yadav & Om Puri

Synopsis:

Billu's life is changed when a film unit arrives at his village for shooting a movie. To Billu's surprise, the star of the movie is none other than Sahil Khan (Shah Rukh Khan) who was Billu's old school friend. Instantly, Billu becomes prominent man in the village and attains fame and respect. Villagers urge him to make acquaintance with the superstar, but Billu is intimidated by his friend's superstar status. He thinks that Sahil would never acknowledge his friendship with a barber. Billu strives to meet the star but is unsuccessful. Finally, he fails after lots of struggle. People suspect that Billu is fibbing in order to gain fame and start offending him. Billu's family and children become apprehensive about his claim. In the end, for an invited school function, the star reveals his past. He tells the audience that in his school days he had a friend who always stood by him in his hardships. He tells how much the friend helped him by providing food when he was hungry, provided clothes when he did not having any. He tells that the friend gave him the money to join acting by selling his ancestral ear ring and that friend happens to be Billu.

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: The Stoneman Murders

Movie: THE STONEMAN MURDERS
Release Date: 13.February.2009
Genre: Suspense & Thriller
Banner: Kaleidoscope Entertainment & Vistaar Religare Film Fund
Director: Manish Gupta
Music: Siddharth- Suhas
Lyrics: Kumaar & Manish Gupta
Music On: N.A.
Home Video On: N.A.
Official Website: http://www.stonemanmurders.com
Star Cast: Kay Kay Menon, Arbaaz Khan, Vikram Gokhale & Rukhsar

Synopsis:
After the serial killer aptly dubbed 'Stoneman' by the media has just claimed his fifth victim, the case is still of little interest to the Bombay Police force. But to suspended sub-inspector Sanjay Shelar (Kay Kay Menon), this killer poses an opportunity. Sanjay hopes to track this killer down and thus, possibly find an entry back into the police force. With the secret aid of his patronizing superior AIG Satam (Vikram Gokhale), Sanjay takes up the arduous process of tracking this killer down. But the official police investigator of the case Inspector Kedar Phadke (Arbaaz Khan) clashes incessantly with Sanjay as both of them, separately, delve deeper into the case. Even as the police jostle for leads and clues, the Stoneman stalks the streets unabated, claiming victim after victim…

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FIAT LINEA: A new sedan for Indian customers

Auto manufacturer Fiat India on Friday launched its much hyped and much awaited luxury sedan FIAT LINEA in India with a tagline of "Admiration Guaranteed". Its the first sedan launch for the year 2009 in Indian automobile market however a second launch of the year after the launch of Mahindra Xylo, which was also launched few days ago only. This car was about to launch last year only in December 2008 however Fiat India postponed the launch after Mumbai Terror Attack.This car will be available in both diesel and petrol versions in India.The petrol version of the car will be available in the price range of Rs 5.99 lacs to Rs 6.99 lacs (ex-showroom price of Delhi) while the diesel version is priced between Rs 6.89 lacs to Rs 8.10 lacs (ex-showroom price of Delhi).

The Linea will be available in four colours at the time of the launch-flamenco red, minimal grey, parla champagne and hip hop black. And it will come with 1.4 Litre engine for petrol version whereas in case of diesel variant it will be available with 1.3 litre multijet engine, that is already been offered in FIAT Palio Stile (Diesel Version). The car will also comes with safety features like Dual Airbags, ABS, EBD and also a new technology to Indian customers Blue & Me. Even it also comes with lots of luxury and comfort features inside and i think FIAT has tried to give customers better interior incase of LINEA rather than what it has offered in case of Palio Stile.The car is currently sold in more than 50 countries across Europe, Asia, Central and South America and Africa but now it will be manufactured in both India and Brazil and exported to other international markets along serving this two nations markets. The sedan will be manufactured at Fiat's plant near Pune and is the first major launch after the company introduced the diesel version of Palio Stile last year. The plant has a manufacturing capacity of over 200,000 engines and 300,000 cars as per company's statement.

This car has already met with a strong success across the world and although Linea has been designed with a strong Italian style but FIAT has taken Indian taste into consideration and incorporated required changes in Indian avatar of FIAT LINEA. Even FIAT has high hopes with this car to get back its lost glory and get back as an active player in Indian automobile sector. However its the coming time will only tell how far LINEA takes FIAT brand in India and whether it will be able to give back the lost name of FIAT in India.

The launch of the Linea is first in the line of three launches that Fiat will undertake this year, the other two being Bravo and Grande Punto. While most probably Grande Punto will be manufactured in India and will come at a price tag of upto 6lacs to fight with Maruti Swift and Hyundai's latest offering i20. But where is Fiat Bravo is concerned, it will be coming in Indian market at a price point of around 25 lacs to focus a particular section of peoples and thats why this car will be imported like FIAT has did in case of its last year offering FIAT 500 that comes around a price point of 15 lacs.For more information regarding this cars features, detail prices, images (both interior and exterior) and technical specifications, one can visit its official website:

http://www.fiatlinea.in

Era of Sedan is Over: Mahindra XYLO is here

That is what the tagline for Mahindra's new outcome XYLO. They are hoping to challenge the might of sedans in the market for high-end vehicles and lift the sense of gloom in the sector, which is seeing tepid sales growth. Mahindra's had launched there much awaited product XYLO yesterday.

According to Mahindra's, the era of sedans is under serious threat since the sedan has long been considered the ultimate in high-end mobility but the XYLO is all set to change this perception. the XYLO would beat the current downtrend in the automotive market as it would pack additional comfort at a lower price. Priced between Rs 6.24 lakh and Rs 7.69 lakh(ex-showroom Delhi prices) for premium version, the diesel Xylo is also expected to compete with sports utility vehicles. The luxury sedan will be available at 57 select Mahindra dealerships in January and additional 44 from February.

XYLO will be available in four variants and eight shades—fiery black, mist silver, mint green, lucky lilac, gold shimmer, toreador red, java brown and rocky beige.

The car promises enough legroom both in the second and third row and its independent air conditioning vents ensure that the surround cool. Dual AC cools all corners of the car with individual controls for each passenger. Mahindra's XYLO is powered by 2.49 litre mEagle CRDe engine that delivers a power-packed 112 bhp with 240N meter torque over a range of 1,800 to 3,000 rpm. Leading vendors from India, Japan, the US and Germany have contributed to the development of this car, some of them are Bosch, Nippon, Subros and Lumax.The Xylo will be available in 4 variants - E2,E4,E6 and E8. XYLO has a longer wheelbase than the Toyota Innova and the XYLO is expected to be the most spacious car in the segment. The XYLO has a seating capacity of eight, whereas the E2 variant of XYLO has optional seating capacity of nine. The XYLO does not come with automatic transmission nor four wheel drive but Mahindra's might add a variant later on.

The XYLO is the most ambitious project of M&M after the Scorpio and will be introduced in several overseas markets, notably South Africa in the next six months. It will be launched in left-hand drive markets such as the US next year. M&M also plans to launch a petrol variant of the XYLO in a year’s time. M&M is also gearing up for its next big launch and has started working on a premium SUV codenamed W201. It plans to invest around Rs 550 crore in the project, and will roll out the vehicle which will be positioned above the Scorpio from its Chakan plant this year. Mahindra Xylo Specifications:

• Engine: 2500CC, CRDe, M-Eagle
• Power: 112bhp @ 3800rpm
• Torque: 240Nm @ 3000rpm
• Transmission: 5 speed manual
• Top Speed: 160kmph (estimated)
• Fuel Consumption: 10-11 kmpl (City), 14-15 kmpl (highway) (estimated)
• Fuel Type: Diesel
• Tires: 215/75/R15
• Brakes: Discs (F), Drum (R)
• Suspension: Independent coil spring suspension (F), Independent multi line coil spring (R)
• Safety: ABS, EBD, Dual Front Airbags, Seat Belt Warning (D+P), Alarm System, Tubeless Tires

Mahindra Xylo Dimensions:

• Overall length x width x height: 4525mm X 1770mm X 1880mm
• Wheelbase: 2,760mm
• Minimum ground clearance: 186mm
• Dry weight / Curb weight: 1750 kgs
• Fuel Tank Capacity: 55 liters

FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Delhi 6

Movie: DELHI 6
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 20. February.2009
Banner: UTV Motion Pictures & Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra Pictures
Director: Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra
Music: A.R.Rahman
Lyrics: Prasoon Joshi
Music On: T-Series
Home Video On: Moserbaer Entertainment (already acquired the rights)
Official Website: http://www.delhi6.co.in
Star Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Rishi Kapoor, Atul Kulkarni, Divya Dutta, Sonam Kapoor, Om Puri, Pavan Malhotra, Supriya Pathak

Synopsis:

American-born Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan), who brings his ailing grandmother back to India. Little does he know that the quick trip will turn into the longest journey of his life - a journey within. The backdrop of the story is the ancient walled city of Delhi, a character in herself. She represents the chaos, religion, beliefs and ethos of the Indian people. The pin code of the city is 110006, and with pride of love they call her Delhi-6.

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FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Slumdog Crorepati

Movie: SLUMDOG CROREPATI (a.ka. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE)
Genre: Drama
Release Date: 23. January. 2009 (in India)
Banner: Fox Searchlight & Celador Films
Director: Danny Boyle & Loveleen Tandan (co-director: India)
Music: A.R. Rehman
Lyrics: N.A.
Music On: T-Series
Star Cast: Anil Kapoor, Irfaan Khan, Freida Pinto, Madhur Mittal, Dev Patel, Imran Hasnee & Saurabh Sukla
Official Website: http://www.slumdogmillionairemovie.co.uk/

Synopsis:

The story of Jamal Malik, an 18 year-old orphan from the slums of Mumbai, who is about to experience the biggest day of his life. With the whole nation watching, he is just one question away from winning a staggering 20 million rupees on India's "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" But when the show breaks for the night, police arrest him on suspicion of cheating; how could a street kid know so much? Desperate to prove his innocence, Jamal tells the story of his life in the slum where he and his brother grew up, of their adventures together on the road, of vicious encounters with local gangs, and of Latika, the girl he loved and lost. Each chapter of his story reveals the key to the answer to one of the game show's questions. Each chapter of Jamal's increasingly layered story reveals where he learned the answers to the show's seemingly impossible quizzes. But one question remains a mystery: what is this young man with no apparent desire for riches really doing on the game show? When the new day dawns and Jamal returns to answer the final question, the Inspector and sixty million viewers are about to find out. At the heart of its storytelling lies the question of how anyone comes to know the things they know about life and love. (By: Fox Searchlight Pictures)

Awards:

1. Won Audience Award for Director (Danny Boyle) & Writer ( Simon Beaufoy) at Austin Film Festival 2008
2. Won Black Reel for Best Actor (Dev Patel) & Best Breakthrough Performance ( Dev Patel) at Black Reel Awards 2008
3. Won Best British Independent Film, Best Director (Danny Boyle) & Most Promising Newcomer (Dev Patel) at British Independent Film Awards 2008.
4. Won Goldenfrog Award for Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle) at Camerimage 2008
5. Won People's Choice Award for Best Director (Danny Boyle) at Toronto Film Festival 2008
   
6. Won People's Choice Award for Best Director (Danny Boyle) at Chicago International Film Festival 2008
7. Won awards for Best Director (Danny Boyle), Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) and Most Promising Performer (Dev Patel) at Chicago Film Critics Association Awards 2008
8. Won Award for Best Director (Danny Boyle) at Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 2008.
9. Won NBR Awards for Best Breakthrough Performance (Dev Patel), Best Screenplay (Simon Beaufoy) & Best Film at National Board of Review, USA
10. Won award for Best Cinematography (Anthony Dod Mantle) at New York Film Critics Circle Awards 2008

Except this awards movie has also been nominated for Golden Globes Awards, USA for 2009 at verious categories like for Best Director- Motion Picture, Best Motion Picture, Best Music Composer and Best Screenplay.

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(#NOTE: It should be noted that this movie has already been released worldwide with the title "SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE" and thats why this poster contains the title Slumdog Millionaire but in India its been renamed and releasing on 23. January.2009 with the title " SLUMDOG CROREPATI".)

FIRST LOOK & SYNOPSIS: Victory

Movie: VICTORY
Release Date: 30. January.2009
Genre: Sports
Banner: Walkwater Media & Moving Pictures
Director: Ajitpal Mangat
Music: Anu Malik & Ranjit Barot
Lyrics: Syed Gulraz & Amitabh Verma
Music On: T-Series
Star Cast: Harman S. Baweja, Anupam Kher, Amrita Rao, Navjot Singh Siddhu, Allan Border, Dalip Tahil, Gulshan Grover, Mohindar Amarnath
Special Appearance: Mike Hussey, Stuart Clarke, Brad Haddin, Shoaib Mallik, Kamran Akmal, Waquar Yunus, Sanath Jayasurya, Chaminda Vaas, Muthaiah Murlitharan, Mahroof, Graeme Smith, A. Morkel, M. Morkel, Harbhajan Singh, Ashish Nehra, Ramesh Powar, Brett Lee, Simon Katich, Brad Hogg, Michael Slater, Dean Jones, Suhail Tanvir, Rao Iftekhar, Kumara Sangakkara, Fernando, Ajantha Mendes, Andre Nel, Pat Symcox, Dinesh Karthik, R. P. Singh, Praveen Kumar, Yusuf Pathan
Official Website: N.A.
Synopsis:

In India, cricket is much much more than just a game; it is a passion, an obsession, a religion!Millions of youngsters, in all the corners of the country, dream of playing for India! A dream which incredibly only ONE in every 100 MILLION realizes.'VICTORY' is the story of a father, Ram, who saw such an impossible dream for his son! This is also the HEROIC story of his son Vijay Shekhawat.Hailing from the small town of Jaisalmer, Vijay Shekhawat becomes India's latest world-class batting sensation and is catapulted to superstardom!But it is the glamour and the glitter of this very demi-god status that makes the young, vulnerable small-town boy Vijay stray from his true vocation of cricket. Unfortunately this leads to a loss of focus and to a miserable drop in his performance. But by the time Vijay realizes the error of his ways, it is too late and he finds himself thrown out of the Indian cricket team because of disciplinary reasons. Suddenly the hero of the cricket crazy India becomes a villain in everyone's eyes. His father Ram's dreams are shattered and suffer a paralytic stroke.This tragedy awakens Vijay's conscience and sense of honor. He wants to redeem himself in the eyes of his father and every Indian. Against great odds, he once again makes it back to the Indian team and gets to play in the finals of the Champion's trophy against Australia where he plays a stellar role in enabling India to win the Trophy. Where in the emotionally moving final, in spite of being hospitalized mid-innings because of an injury, Vijay returns to bat, risking permanent injury, when India are nine down, to pull off an impossible victory against the world champion, Ricky Ponting's Australia.In this, the last match of his life, Vijay Shekhawat fulfils his father's dreams and enters the pantheon of Indian cricket. That night itself he retires from Cricket and decides to spend the rest of his life with a mission to teach the budding young cricketers of India that cricket is not about playing for one's personal stardom, but for the pride of your country and the pride of every cricket-loving Indian. If 'GOAL' was the definitive soccer film, and"BULL DURHAM" the definitive baseball film then "VICTORY" will be the definitive cricket film.

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