Tag Archives: Andhra Pradesh

“We are losing almost $ 959 million to film piracy every year”

by Sagorika Dasgupta (April 6, 2012)

With the Indian film industry increasingly collaborating with Hollywood, a joint initiative promises to be a boon for Indian filmmakers. Uday Singh, Managing Director of the Motion Picture Association, tells Sagorika Dasgupta what we can expect from the tie-up between the Motion Picture Association and the LA India Film Council ...

Posted in Interviews | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, APFFC, film piracy, LA India film council, MPA, Piracy, Uday Singh | Leave a comment

Boney To Launch His Son

by Box Office India (March 27, 2010)

Boney Kapoor will finally live his dream to launch son Arjun, and the platform he’s chosen is the remake of a South film. Why are we not surprised? Our source says the film in question is Vaana (Telugu), which created history in Andhra Pradesh when it was released. It was ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged Andhra Pradesh, Arjun, Boney Kapoor, Vaana | Leave a comment

Size And Contribution Of The Indian Film Industry

by Box Office India (March 27, 2010)

Last week we carried exclusive excerpts from a PricewaterhouseCoopers report commissioned by MPA (Motion Picture Distributors Association, India) quantifying the economic impact of international films in India. This week we examine the Indian film industry. Overview On an overall basis, the size of the Indian film industry is estimated ...

Telangana Blues

by Box Office India (December 3, 2009)

Andhra Pradesh has been in the news, with the demand for a separate state of Telangana triggering a political storm. The crisis has led to the closure of educational institutions, business establishments, single-screen cinema halls and multiplexes in Hyderabad and other parts of Telangana, causing severe inconvenience, and the film ...

Posted in Trade Gup | Tagged AB Corp, Akshay Kumar, Andhra Pradesh, Big Pictures, De Dana Dan, Dilip Tandon, Hyderabad, Kamal Gianchandani, Nizam, Paa, Ratan Jain, Telangana | Leave a comment

Overview of the South Indian Film Industry

by FICCI and Ernst & Young (November 28, 2009)

The South Indian region comprises of four states – Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Together these states account for 21 per cent (240 million) of the Indian population and 24 per cent (INR 7405 billion) of the countries gross domestic product (GDP). The region has high income levels ...