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Tag Archives: Barfi
Barfi! To Release In Turkey
Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra-starrer Barfi! is still making news. The Anurag Basu film produced by UTV Motion Pictures, which released in India eight months ago, will rerelease in Turkey on May 10, 2013.
But get this. The Turkish distributor PinemArt has an ingenious marketing strategy for the film. ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, UTV Motion Pictures
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Barfi! Wins At Japan
Barfi! won the Grand Jury Award for Best Film at this years' Okinawa International Film Festival, Japan. The film was presented in competition along with last year's most acclaimed critical successes from across the world, including Beasts of the Southern Wild (USA) that had received four Academy Awards Nominations and ...
Mart Thinking
The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market (Filmart 2013) organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council, which began on March 18, wrapped up with record exhibitor/buyer totals on March 21. This year witnessed healthy participation from 710 exhibitors from more than 30 countries and regions, up 10 ...
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Tagged 2046, Asian Film Awards, Barfi, Batman Begins, Batman Returns, Bruce Lee, Chetan Bhagat, Chungking Express, Chungking Mansion, Filmart, Filmart 2013, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Hong Kong, Hong Kong International Film Festival, IFC2, IMPEX, In The Mood For Love, Jackie Chan, Lara Croft, Michelle Yeoh, Pritam, The Goldfinch Restaurant, Times Sqaure
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High On Success!
Like last year, films from Disney UTV Studio have once again captured the first three months of the year. If it was Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu and Paan Singh Tomar last year, this year it’s Race 2, ABCD and Kai Po Che. It’s a ...
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Tagged ABCD and Kai Po Che, Barfi, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Heroine, Kai Po Che, Paan Singh Tomar, Race 2, Special 26, Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya
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RMW Contributes To Mainstream Films
Reliance MediaWorks (RMW) Ltd, has become one of the key studios to bring high end technology and service support to the Indian Film Industry. Films like Kahaani, Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara, Barfi!, Ek Main Aur Ek Tu, Oh My God, Shanghai and Rowdy Rathore, were not only shot on ...
“At UTV, we have a very action oriented approach”
Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD – Studios, Disney UTV in conversation with the Box Office India team
How was the last year for Disney UTV?
2012 was a great year for us. We had an interesting mix of films across diverse genres, like Barfi!, Paan ...
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Tagged A Wednesday, ABCD, Abhishek Kapoor, animation, Anurag Basu, Anurag Kashyap, Arjun: The Warrior Prince, Barfi, Box Office India, Chennai Express, Delhi Belly, Dev.D, Disney, Disney UTV, Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu, Ghanchakkar, Gippi, Himmatwala, Khosla Ka Ghosla, Life in a... Metro, Luv Shuv Tey Chicken Khurana, Paan Singh Tomar, Pritam, Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs, Rowdy Rathore, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Udaan, Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani
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Kai Po Che Effect!
Ronnie Screwvala and Siddharth Roy Kapur of Disney UTV both saw the rough cut of Kai Po Che! separately. As creative producers, they invariably have some feedback to offer filmmakers at this stage of production. But we hear that both Screwvala and Kapur were so choked with emotion and overawed ...
Runs Out Of Steam
The Race franchise is known for its glamour, thrills, intrigue and music. After the super success of the first part, makers Abbas-Mustan return with a sequel that promises more glitz,bigger twists and an even bigger star cast. Pritam, who scored some chartbusters for the original, returns as the composer for ...
Posted in Music Reviews
Tagged Allah duhai hain, Barfi, Be Intehan, Cocktail, Party on my mind, Pritam, Race 2
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“The need of the hour is to experiment and take risks”
For the last five years, the whole industry has been buzzing with the claim that ‘content is king’ and that experimentation with it has been a work in progress. Unfortunately, we still have not explored this enough and carved a niche for ourselves when it comes to our films being ...
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Tagged Anhe Ghorhey Da Daan, Barfi, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Gattu, Guneet Monga, Miss Lovely, Mumbai Cha Raja, Peddlers, Ship of Theseus, Tasher Desh
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Haradhan Bandyopadhyay Passes Away
Bengali actor Haradhan Bandyopadhyay passed away day before yesterday (January 5). He was 86 years old and was battling ill health for the past few days at a hospital in Kolkata.
The actor had an illustrious career spanning across almost six decades and has more than 60 films to ...
Posted in Straight News
Tagged Barfi, Haradhan Bandopadyay, Mrinal Sen, Parineeta, Satyajit Ray
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Small Is BIG
2012 saw a number of successful films, many of them breaching the Rs 100 crore mark. But the real success stories came wrapped in small budgets – high-concept films that surprised us all. So, whether Vicky Donor, Kahaani, Gangs Of Wasseypur or Barfi!... it was a profitable 12 months for ...
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Tagged Agneepath, Barfi, Bol Bachchan, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Jab Tak Hai Jaan, Kahaani, OMG - Oh My God!, Rowdy Rathore, Son Of Sardaar, Talaash, Vicky Donor
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Pritam Nominated
Music director Pritam has been nominated for the music of Barfi! at the prestigious Asia Pacific Film Festival to be held in Macau. Pritam is the only Indian musician to be nominated at the awards ceremony, which will be held during the festival. The Asia Pacific Film Festival is an ...
Director’s Special
Filmmakers applaud their colleagues as they reveal the top three content-driven films of 2012
This year, not only did many films wow the box office but it also gave us some great content-driven films. Sticking to convictions paid off big time for directors, who in the second part ...
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Tagged Barfi, English Vinglish, Gangs Of Wasseypur, hate story, Ishaqzaade, Jism 2, Kahaani, OMG - Oh My God!, Paan Singh Tomar, Vicky Donor
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Creative Catalysts
The audience at large believe that studios are all about loosening their purse strings for movies. Sagorika Dasgupta met a team that has with time shattered this myth. The team at DisneyUTV, churns out 10-12 films a year which requires intense involvement at every stage of the movie production process ...
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Tagged Anurag Kayshap, Barfi, Dev.D, DisneyUTV, Emraan Hashmi, Ghanchakkar, Ranbir Kapoor, Siddharth Roy Kapur, UTV Motion Pictures, Vidya Balan
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Short Takes
News is that Arjun Kapoor has been approached by Anees Bazmee to do Welcome 2 to be produced by Feroz Nadiadwala.
Post the big success of Barfi!, Anurag Basu has decided to make multiple movies under his banner. Some will be directed by him, others assigned to other directors.
Barfi!, ZNMD Win Awards At Cinemascapes
Anurag Basu’s Barfi! and Zoya Akhtar’s Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara have won awards for Best Hindi film shot on an Indian location and Best Hindi film shot at an international location (Spain), at the 6th annual edition of Cinemascapes. The event, which celebrates the coming together of cinema ...
Posted in Straight News
Tagged Amit Khanna, Barfi, Bobby Bedi, Mukesh Bhatt, Ramesh Sippy, the Guild President
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Ranbir Kapoor’s New Style
We all know that all the Khans work only with actresses who give them bulk dates because they work on only one film at a time. It seems Ranbir Kapoor is also following suit.
His last film Barfi! took way too long to complete because, although Kapoor was working ...
Posted in Trade Gup
Tagged Barfi, Besharam, Imtiaz Ali, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Rockstar
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Barfi! Wins Award At Cinemascapes 2012
At the Cinemascapes 2012 held last evening in Mumbai, Barfi! was adjudged the Best Hindi Feature film shot in an Indian destination. Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD – Studios Disney UTV and director of the film Anurag Basu received the award from producer-director Mahesh Bhatt.
Posted in Straight News
Tagged Anurag basy, Barfi, Mahesh Bhatt, Siddharth Roy Kapur
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Now UTV’s High On Music
It’s said that half the battle is won if a film’s music wins the audience’ hearts. It’s been a year since UTV started retaining the IP of their films’ music and their decision has proved very fruitful, considering the performance of their films and their songs. A slate encompassing Delhi ...
Barfi! Honoured
The screening of the recently released Barfi! at the currently held Busan Film Festival in South Korea received an astounding response from the audience. So much so that 4000 tickets of the show were sold out two days before the screening. The film received a standing ovation at the Festival and ...
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Tagged Barfi, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor, Sidharth Roy Kapur, UTV Motion Pictures
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“It’s good to see a new space being created for limited-budget films”
Been there, done that and still going great guns. During the course of four decades and still counting, he’s seen it all. The man of the moment, quite literally, needs no introduction. Here’s Amitabh Bachchan in conversation with Vajir Singh
70 years... You have been ruling the industry close ...
Posted in Interviews
Tagged AB Corp, Amitabh Bachchan, Barfi, Gangs Of Wasseypur, Shakti, Silsila, Vicky Donor, Zanjeer
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3rd Week Collections Of Barfi!: Lucknow
The third week collections of Barfi! in Lucknow are as follows:
Wave - 3,57,642
PVR Phonix - 3,12,834
PVR Sahara - 4,02,918
Fun - 4,80,801
INOX - 2,92,446
Novelty - 3,48,374
FUN Cinemas In Jharkhand
Fun Cinemas, launched its first ever multiplex in the state of Jharkhand.With the opening of the Ranchi property, Fun Cinemas now has 21 multiplexes spread across the country. Built over an area of 27000 sq ft, with three screens equipped with 5.1 Dolby Digital sound output and luxurious ...
2nd week Collections Of Barfi!: Jaipur
The second week collections of Barfi! in Jaipur are as follows:
Th’Golcha - 2,81,080
EP - 11,89,290
Inox Space - 2,91,640
Inox Vaibhav - 5,41,360
Big Cinemas Galaxy - 5,78,410
Fun Star - 2,50,910
Era First Cinema - 2,88,010
Barfi! India’s Entry To The Oscars
Barfi! has been selected as the official Indian entry for the Academy Awards 2013.
Reacting to the development, Siddharth Roy Kapur, Managing Director - Studios, Disney UTV, said, "We are honoured that Barfi! has been selected to represent India as its official entry to the Academy Awards ...
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Tagged Anurag Basu, Barfi, Ileana Dcruz, Priyanka Chopra, Ranbir Kapoor
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Gulshan Grover Wins!
Actor Gulshan Grover has won the Best Actor Intern...
Actor Gulshan Grover has won the Best Actor Intern...
Raj Kapoor Retrospective At MoMA
As part of a retrospective on Raj Kapoor, the New ...
As part of a retrospective on Raj Kapoor, the New ...
Disney XD Now In Bengali And Marathi
Disney Television International India’s kids chann...
Disney Television International India’s kids chann...
The Lunchbox To Participate In CineMart
Anurag Kashyap Productions and Cine Mosaic’s film,...
Anurag Kashyap Productions and Cine Mosaic’s film,...
Call For Radio Award Entries
The New York Festivals Radio Program & Promot...
The New York Festivals Radio Program & Promot...
Teri Meri Kahaani Trailer Launch
To know what happened in Teri Meri Kahaani trailer...
To know what happened in Teri Meri Kahaani trailer...
Industry Supports Whistling Woods
The Supreme Court’s verdict of upholding the Bomba...
The Supreme Court’s verdict of upholding the Bomba...
You On Demand Signs Deal
Chinese Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VO...
Chinese Pay-Per-View (PPV) and Video On Demand (VO...
UTV Motion Pictures Refutes Claims In A Media Article
UTV Motion Pictures refutes claims in a media arti...
UTV Motion Pictures refutes claims in a media arti...
1st Day 1st Show Collections Of Barfi!: Agra
The first day first show collections of Barfi! in ...
The first day first show collections of Barfi! in ...
Randhir Kapoor Releases Shemaroo’s 101 Silver Screen Stars
Randhir Kapoor launched the first copy of Shemaroo...
Randhir Kapoor launched the first copy of Shemaroo...
Paan Singh Tomar On Your Shelf
A book that will capture the journey of how the re...
A book that will capture the journey of how the re...
