Director Rajan Khosa and Kitu Gidwani, his lead actress in his first film, Dance Of The Wind (also titled Wara Mandal), have both struck the jackpot in recent European festivals where the film was premiered. For Khosa, the film has won acclaim, prizes and distributors.  

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MARKET FORCES WILL DICTATE STAR PRICES
The film indusry, weighed down with unmitigated pressure since the middle of the year, is still reeling under the combined effect of fear psychosis, poor box-office show of films and soaring star prices. Most producers, however, complain bitterly only about the latter phenomenon and say that it is this which they find difficult to come to terms with.

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PRODUCERS QUESTION PRICE CEILING
The members of the Central Circuit Cine Association (CCCA), who comprise distributors from the central India, at their meeting in Indore recently, resolved not to buy films on Minimum Guarantee (MG) at a price exceeding Rs.72 lakhs beginning from January next year. CCCA president Santosh Singh Jain told SCREEN last week that he would see to it that the decision was carried through without default.

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