Chak De India....

Chak De India is surely one of this month’s most anticipated films. The Shah Rukh Khan - Yash Raj combo surely cann’t fail. Or can it? Recently Yash Raj Films has been going thorugh quite a bad patch with their two releases this year, Jhoom Barabar Jhoom and Ta Ra Rum Pum not doing that well at the box office.

Chak De India is based on the real life story of an Indian hockey legend Negi, who was charged with match fixing allegations in 1982 when India lost to Pakistan in the Asian Games, New Delhi. Negi was later called back to coach the Indian Women Hockey team. The women’s team, under Negi’s guidance, won gold in 2002 Common Wealth Games.

Shahrukh Khan, who plays the coach’s role in the movie, along with director Shimit Amin, did a lot of research before doing the role. He also spent a lot of time with Negi to understand the character better.

I know all Bollywood fans are waiting with bated breathe for Chak De India to release. So remember the date is August 10th, book your tickets in advance as there is going to be a big rush !!!!

Compiled by: Saurav Chakraborty
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Lage Raho Munnabhai to premiere on SET Max India....

This July, SET Max is sizzling with a Family Fun Afternoon Movie Festival and four channel premieres! Don’t miss all the Bollywood fun!

relationships. Featured in the afternoon family festival are, listed in airing order: Trishul, Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam, Chal Mere Bhai, Swarg, Waqt – The Race Against Time, Mere Yaar Ki Shaadi Hai, BetaThe Family Fun Afternoon Movie Festival will air Monday through Friday afternoons at 12:00 noon from July 9th to July 20th. Come in from the heat, relax with your family and take a look at the light side of families and, Masti, Satte Pe Satte, and Aamdani Atthani Kharcha Rupaiya.

This month, don’t miss four fantastic movie premieres on the SET Max channel! For the first time ever, SET Max viewers will be able to see Apna Sapna Money Money, premiering on Saturday, July 14th at 8pm EDT, Lage Raho Munnabhai, premiering on Sunday, July 15th at 12pm EDT, Kudiyon Ka Hai Zamana, premiering Saturday, July 21st at 8pm EDT, and Anwar premiering Saturday, July 28th at 8pm.


This July, spend time with your family by relaxing in your living room with the Bollywood hits on SET Max!






Source:Radiosargam.com
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SRK flick bags Rs 75crore..

For over two months, big boys of showbiz have been bidding for the worldwide rights of Shah Rukh Khan’s home-production Om Shanti Om. While one of the Bollywood trade papers pitched the deal at Rs 80 crore, sceptics scoffed the speculation because it was an unheard of amount for a Bollywood film. Buzz is the deal — largest for worldwide rights — for Om Shanti Om finally closed in the last couple of days.Even earlier its heard that Adlabs has acquired all rights of Om Shanti Om in Rs 85 Crore.

It is learnt Kishore Lulla's Eros International, listed on AIM — junior LSE, has bagged the worldwide rights for the Khan flick for Rs 72-75 crore. Sunil Lulla of Eros said, "I will be in a position to talk to you about the deal only next week." But insiders say the deal has been signed, sealed and is waiting to be delivered.

Acquiring the worldwide rights of a Bollywood film is the latest innovation in showbiz deals.Since companies like Adlabs Films, Eros, UTV, Studio 18 and T Series are flushed with funds, it has become easier for them to shell out astronomical sums to acquire the worldwide rights of a film.Studio 18 recently acquired the worldwide distribution rights of Mahesh Bhatt's Awarapan.Now producers prefer to sell worldwide rights to a single party because it saves them the bother of dealing with a network of distributors.

One of the earliest examples of the acquisition of consolidated distribution rights started with Yash Raj Films taking over Mangal Panday —The Rising. Next, UTV took over the WWR of Taxi 9211 from Adlabs and Ramesh Sippy Entertainment.

Vipul Shah, whose Namastey London was acquired for global distribution by Eros, feels selling worldwide rights makes good business sense.

Compiled by: Saurav Chakraborty
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