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Undoubtedly,
one of the most exciting metamorphosis of a young woman. She came
with very little or no hope to make it as an actress in Hindi
films. She first saw glimmers of hope, then a glow and finally
a halo around her. The ‘Ruk ruk...’ girl rose to become
one of the best actresses in the country, an all-rounder who could
face any challenge, anytime. Tabu is not the normal kind of star-actress
we have today. She is in a class of her own, a class she has created
on her own true talent which has triumphed. And how! Tabu, the
modern epitome of talent triumphs again and talks...
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10 years of
Shah Rukh
Shah Rukh Khan completed a decade as an actor in films
on June 10. He has acted in 29 films which have been released
till January. Among the films that made him a star are Baazigar,
Darr, Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge, Dil To Paagal Hai, Pardes,
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai, Hey Ram and the recently released Josh.
Har
Dil Jo ....
unit in Mauritius
Producer Sajid Nadiadwala and the unit of Har Dil Jo
Pyar Karega will leave for Mauritius to picturise its last
song.Salman Khan, Rani Mukerji and Preity Zinta play lead
roles in the film which has music by Anu Malik.The film
will be complete after this schedule.
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PL
DESHPANDE
Renowned literary  genius
and humourist P.L. Deshpande died at a private hospital
in Pune on June 12. He was 81.
Deshpande, who slipped into a coma on Sunday night, breathed
his last at 1.22 P.M on Monday.All his family members including
his wife Sunita were at his bedside when the end came.He
acted in Kuber, Bhagyarekha, Vande Mataram(for which scored
music) and Goolacha Ganpati.
SANDEEP
MUKHERJEE
Sandeep Mukherjee, the youngest son of Hrishikesh Mukherjee
died in New Delhi on June 6. He was in his early 40s and
suffered from severe attacks of asthma. He began his career
as an assistant to his father and later, Bharat Rungachary.
He was working on a new film, under the banner of Ishwar
Films at the time of his death.
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PRODUCERS
PETITION THE CCCA...
Winds
of change in business patterns, likely
The entire business pattern in the film industry may soon see
a sea change if the producers have their way. The executive committee
of the Central Circuit Cine Association is meeting in Mumbai on
June 19 to discuss the producers’ demand for reduction in
the period of distribution rights and sale of cable and satellite
rights.
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"Set
your house in order," commissioner tells filmfolk
The Mumbai film industry held an improptu meeting with the top
brass of Mumbai Police on Sunday, June 11, to enlighten them on
the menace of video piracy and extortion threats recieved by some
filmfolk.
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Nidaan
to hit screens on July 7
An enchanting love story with a social message, Nidaan, produced
by RV Pandit, producer of National award winning film Maachis,
will be released all over India and abroad on July 7.
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Channel
Nine to invest Rs.50 crore in programming
For
television producers, this is good news. Australian media giant
Channel Nine is all set to commission a number of entertainment
programmes to various producers and production houses.
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Zee
Telefilms Ltd sings MOU with Karnataka government
Zee Telefilms Ltd.(ZTL) has signed a Memorandum Of Understanding
(MOU) with the Karnataka government for the right of way to lay
an optic fibre network in the state.
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Live,
wireless, Internet TV takes it to the street
Heather, Dave and Doug do their best work out of the back of a
van in a parking lot on a busy downtown Toronto street, and they
encourage investors to watch and participate.
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Cable
is the fastest way to put India on information highway
India’s
lack of infrastructure has not deterred Internet firms from entering
the crowded market and some have approached it with an array of
technological solutions, including the country’s chaotic
cable television network.
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Sun
TV to make a foray into internet, e-commerce
The
Sun Television group will float a company to make a foray into
Internet and e-commerce services and has plans to set up an Internet
gateway by next year.
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Indiamoviebiz.com
hopes to break even in a year
Indiamoviebiz.com
is a B-2-B site that means business. It gets a membership fee
of Rs 5000 per person (has already got 52 users before launch)
and plans to have a host of transaction related to selling movie
rights
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