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Ajit Andhare Joins Viacom18 Motion Pictures

by Box Office India (April 15, 2013)

Viacom18 Media Pvt Ltd. announced the appointment of Ajit Andhare, as the Chief Operating Officer of its films business – Viacom18 Motion Pictures. Joining today, Andhare will be responsible for the growth and profitability of Viacom18 Motion Pictures and will be reporting to Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO – Viacom18 Media ...

Posted in Straight News | Tagged Ajit Andhare, Bhaag Milkha Bhaag, Chashme Badoor, COO, Madras Cafe, Viacom 18, Viacom18, Wheel Smart Shrimati | Leave a comment

On Mumbai Film Mart

by Box Office India (October 25, 2012)

“I am probably one of your biggest fans and will continue to spread the word...it was a really good opportunity to catch up with all the studios and to see what’s new and upcoming” Stephan Holl, Managing Director, Rapid Eye Movies, Germany (Introduced Shah Rukh Khan movies ...

Posted in Mumbai Film Festival(MAMI) | Tagged COO, Don 2, Germany, India, Jessica Chen, Khan Entertainment, Mahesh Ramanathan, Managing Director, Rapid Eye Movies, Reliance Entertainment, Shah Rukh Khan, Stephan Holl | Leave a comment

Game For More?

by Sagorika Dasgupta (August 25, 2012)

Put your game face on because multiplexes are planning to offer you bags of entertainment very soon. Was that multiplexes or malls? Well, the lines are blurring between the two – at least, multiplex chains hope so. Food and beverages are passé as bait. To hook movie-goers to spend ...

Posted in Future Of Entertainment / Go Tech | Tagged COO, Fun Cinemas, Gautam Dutta, Head of Operation and Sales, Nargis Fakri, PVR Ltd, Vishal Anand | Leave a comment

Diwali Tadka

by Sagorika Dasgupta (July 28, 2012)

Yash Raj Films plans to carpet bomb their film Ek Tha Tiger across the largest-ever number of screens in India, and follow the same strategy for Yash Chopra’s next directorial during Diwali. Will there be any screens left for Ashwni Dhir’s Son Of Sardaar, which is also releasing during the ...

Posted in Features | Tagged Aja Devgn, COO, Rafiq Ganjee, Shah Rukh Khan, Son Of Sardar, Viacom 18, Vikram Malhotra, Yash Chopra's Next, Yash Raj | Leave a comment

Worldly Wise

by Sagorika Dasgupta (August 27, 2011)

On-ground promotions give world cinema a much-needed boost In a movie-crazy country like India, world cinema has always been a low-key segment. But this niche genre, which has always had a tough run as far as the sale of videos is concerned, might be in for a resurrection.The world ...

Posted in Features | Tagged COO, Founder, NDTV, Pranav Ashar, Reliance Home Video, Sweta Agnihotri, UTV | Leave a comment

Happy Days Are Here Again

by Sagorika Dasgupta and Parag Maniar (July 16, 2011)

It’s raining profits in Tinsel Town. But is this a paradigm shift or just a phase? Just like the stock market, the film industry too is extremely moody. But filmmakers and distributors have been raising toast after toast to the box office in recent times, what with six out ...

Posted in Features | Tagged Ashish Saksena, BIG Cinemas, Cinepolis, COO, Deepak SharmaCOO, Devang Sampat, Mukesh Bhatt, PVR Pictures, Siddharth Roy Kapur, UTV | Comments Off

India's Tendulkar waves national flag as he is carried by his teammates after they beat Sri Lanka in the ICC Cricket World Cup final match in Mumbai

Ad-vantage Team India?

by Sagorika Dasgupta (April 9, 2011)

Post-World Cup win, our cricketers have raised their endorsement rates. Will the Men in Blue compete with our film stars for endorsements? India’s historic win in the cricket World Cup after 28 years has left the nation in a jubilant mood. But for every ball smashed to the ...