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Farz release on October 27
The NR Pachisia presentation, Farz, produced by Sunil Saini
and directed by Raj Kanwar, will be released on October
27, during the Diwali season. The film, starring Sunny Deol
and Preity Zinta has music by Uttam Singh. Meanwhile Pachisia
has signed Mahesh Manjrekar to direct Ratan International’s
next, Tera Mera Saath Rahen.
Nitin, Ramgopal launch next
After Shool, producers Nitin Manmohan and Ramgopal Varma
have once again joined hands to launch their next. Directed
by E Niwas, the film stars Saif Ali Khan, Fardeen Khan and
Aftab Shivdasani and Sonali Bendre.
Aashiq unit in Hyderabad
Having completed a month-long shoot in Mumbai, producer
Anil Sharma and director Indra Kumar have begun a 15-day
shoot for Aashiq in Hyderabad. Starring Bobby Deol and Karisma
Kapoor, the film has music by Sanjeev- Darshan.
Jodi No. 1 shoot in Germany
Producers Dhiraj Shah, Hasmukh Shah and Praveen Shah,
director David Dhawan and the unit of Jodi No.1 have launched
a 15-day shoot for the film in Germany. Starring Sanjay
Dutt, Govinda, Twinkle Khanna and Monica Bedi, the film
has story by Yunus Sajawal.
Negative Cuts
The negative cuttings for two films was performed recently:
producer-director Samarjit Dasgupta’s Pyar Ki Dhun,
which has music by Shantanu Moitra; and producer-director
Vijay Anand’s Jana Na Dil Se Door, starring Dev Anand,
Rajeshwar and Indrani Bannerjee.
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 Kareena
Kapoor’s like sweet and sour sauce. She’s
different. While other star aspirants crave to be launched in
leather-skirted style, Kareena prefers splendour of the silken
kind. What truly takes me aback at our first one-to-one  interface
is her self-confidence. Karisma Kapoor’s sister is no pushover,
that’s for sure. At an age when other girls have difficulty
deciding what dress to wear to an evening at a discotheque, Kareena,
with considerable help from her capable Mamma, Babita, and successful
sister, Karisma, is selecting the creamiest parts available to
leading ladies in Mumbai. And what do you know! She’s enjoying
every minute of her pre-debut stardom...
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THE
CHANGING FACE OF BENGALI CINEMA
Gone are the days when Bengali cinema placed India on the world
cinema map. There was also a time when Bengali films made it to
Cannes, Karlovy Vary, Moscow and other prestigious international
film festivals and brought home the best awards.
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Industry
seeks IT benefits with retrospective effect
Film
exporters want the 100 per cent penalty charged with interest
on export earnings by the income tax department waived with retrospective
effect from 1995. The exemptions were given under 80HHC on export
earnings prior to 1995.
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Rajasthan
offers fresh inducements
A high level meeting was held here, last week, to discuss the
issue relating to granting the status of industry to filmdom and
encourage film shoots in Rajasthan.
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Private
satcasters may be allowed direct uplinking
The Government of India has decided to give permission to satellite
channels for direct uplinking, according to sources in the ministry
of Information and Broadcasting.
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Media
should focus on problems of state: Assam govt tells Jaitley
The
Assam government has asked the Union Information and Broadcasting
Minister Arun Jaitley for an effective media role particularly
by Doordarshan and the All India Radio in focussing on the state’s
problems of terrorism.
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International
meet optimistic about FM radio in India
The first international meet on FM radio to be held in India has
concluded with a call to the government for streamlining broadcast
policies if various media are to grow and contribute to national
development.
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Packer
ropes in Sony programming head
Sony Entertainment Television’s programming head Ravina Kohli
has resigned. She will join as chief executive officer of media
mogul Kerry Packer’s television business in the country.
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National
Geographic goes wide-angle on India
As
a precursor to launching a dedicated India feed, National Geographic
Channel is in talks with several regional channels to carry programming
blocks dubbed in regional languages.
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Zee
to launch education channel for rural children
In
a move that is seen as part philanthropy and part expansion of
its market potential, the Zee group is launching a television
programme to impart primary education to children in 10,000 villages
in northern India.
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