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Neelam Verjee 12:53 AM | June 24,2009
In addition to digitizing and restoring films, NFAI plans to buy master prints of classics, box office hits
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Neelam Verjee 01:15 AM | June 15,2009
With audiences getting younger, and bringing with them a new mindset, producers are increasingly borrowing from lessons learnt from cinema and are rethinking conventional strategies in their bid to fill houses
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Neelam Verjee 12:26 AM | June 06,2009
The final agreement with multiplex owners will give producers a 50% share of box office takings in the first week, 42.5% in the second and 37.5% in the third, with the final week yielding 30%
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Neelam Verjee 11:55 PM | June 04,2009
BIG Cinemas has agreed a series of terms with production houses, which includes how box office takings will be divided between the parties
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Neelam Verjee 09:22 PM | May 29,2009
Pressure to resolve the deadlock, that has seen all films being placed on hold since 4 April, is mounting with analysts putting the collective losses so far to the industry at Rs350 crores
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Neelam Verjee 12:13 AM | May 29,2009
As the dust settles in the wake of this year’s Cannes International Film Festival, production houses are moving in to cash in on regional language cinema
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Neelam Verjee 12:52 AM | May 23,2009
Embargo on all new cinematic releases due to a dispute between the multiplex chains and production houses wipes out sales and compounds an already difficult year for Crazy Cup Corn
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Neelam Verjee 09:34 PM | May 22,2009
When it comes to coping with changes in the way media is created, broadcast and consumed, this veteran is quite the sport
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Neelam Verjee 12:13 AM | May 19,2009
Regal cinema has been forced to temporarily shut its doors in the face of mounting losses, while Metro cinema has been refurbished and converted into a multiplex
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Neelam Verjee 08:36 PM | May 12,2009
Authors Ira Bhaskar and Richard Allen on the legacy and influence of Islam-based cultures on the development of Bombay cinema
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Neelam Verjee 12:01 AM | May 08,2009
Fame India, five other top cinema chains join hands to acquire movies from the open market; appoint broker for deal
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Neelam Verjee 09:47 PM | May 05,2009
The collapse of the talks represents a severe setback for an already beleaguered industry
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Neelam Verjee 12:54 AM | May 04,2009
Hollywood studios are expressing interest in buying the remake rights to Indian films
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Neelam Verjee 10:22 PM | April 23,2009
First, Bollywood, and then India, are two very attractive stars right now, so anyone coming on that landscape and breaking out will get picked up
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Neelam Verjee 08:42 PM | April 21,2009
Producers have withheld all films from release since 4 April to protest what they claim are inequitable revenue-sharing terms, and have asked for fixed revenue-sharing for every release
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