Blue: Rahman composes, Kylie sings and Farah choreographs
Published on 08 Mar 09
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Aishwarya's moment of international fame with Pink Panther 2
Published on 03 Feb 09
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Site for Europe's film-makers and production companies
London- Film-makers all over the world are looking for partnerships, fundings and a little bit of extra help. It's quite normal to have at least three-four partners to make one good film. A new website 'Film File Europe' is about the European film business- what's being funded, produced and distributed, who makes it work and how to find them. Read more »
Indian film industry will not grow in 2009: FICCI & KPMG
Mumbai- Finally, the international recession has hit the Indian Entertainment Industry, indicates a joint FICCI-KPMG report. However, there are indications of long-term growth. Following years of rapid growth, the combined revenues of the Indian film industry are expected to remain flat in 2009 at around $2.2bn (Rs109.2bn), says the report. Read more »
Akshay, Aamir, Advani and Accolades
Bollywood actors Akshay Kumar and Aamir Khan, after winning Indian National Award 'Padamshri' and NDTV's 'Best Entertainer of the year,' respectively, have been expressing their gratitude to the nation. And so is India's Leader of the Opposition who has been showing his admiration for Aamir's directorial debut 'Taare Zamin Par'. It's good to see politicians showing their interest in Indian cinema. Though, it's a bit ironical that it's the same Aamir Khan whose films for some time were banned by Mr. Advani's 'Taara Zamin Par'- Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat. Read more »
Could a reverse of 'Slumdog Millionaire' win an Oscar
"It is like a reverse 'Slumdog Millionaire,' says Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Big Entertainment, referring to RBE's film 'Kites' featuring an international cast, including Indian actor Hrithik Roshan. The surprise success in the United States of the movie "Slumdog Millionaire" shot in India with Indian actors and musicians and based on an Indian novel- has put the spotlight on the Indian film industry's ambitions of going global, argues Rama Lakshmi in an article for Washington Post, Saturday, March 7, 2009. Read more »
Slumdog Millionaire: A new stage musical by AR Rahman?
London. India-EU Film Initiative has learned that there are serious efforts to turn BAFTA-winning film 'Slumdog Millionaire' into a Stage Musical. Film's screen writer Simon Beaufoy is hugely excited about the project and has proposed to write the stage version in association with AR Rahman, the award-winning composer of the film. The musical will have Rahman's songs and lots of Bollywood-style dances, sources say. Read more »
Oscar nominees 2009 for Foreign Language
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released their shortlist of nine foreign-language films, which will be whittled down to five Oscar nominees on January 22. Aamir Khan's directorial debut ‘Taare Zameen Par’ failed to make it to the short-list for the 81st Annual Academy Awards 2009.In 2001, Aamir's Lagaan lost out to Man's Land, directed by Danis Tanovic of Bosnia & Herzegovina. Read more »