Reliance finalises 69 films for production in next two years

Mumbai : Reliance BIGEntertainment, the media and entertainment arm of the Anil DhirubhaiAmbani (ADA) group, has finalised a slate of 69 films in nine languagesfor production and distribution over the next two years. The films include those incollaboration with India's leading production houses and Reliance's ownin-house films. Amongst the prominent deals include -two film deal withVidhu Vinod Chopra including a mainstream English language film "BrokenHorses", a six-film deal with Excel Entertainment promoted by FarhanAkhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani including Shah Rukh Khan starrer "Don II". There is also a two-film deal withdirector Shyam Benegal, four film deal with Madhur Bhandarkar, threefilm deal with Vivek Agnihotri and two film deal with Sudhir Mishra,Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance BIG Entertainment, said in astatement issued here today. Khanna said Reliance ADA group has 106operating cinema screens at present and it is expected to go up to 400by the end of the calender year 2009. Earlier this year, the group made itsforay into the US exhibition market and has expanded its filmexhibition presence across India, Malaysia and Mauritius. Out of the total films, those in postproduction stage are "Rock On", "Sarkar Raj", "Love Story 2050","Pathshala", Tamil film "Yaavaram Nallam", "Hulla", "Summer 2007",Punjabi film "Mera Pind", "Shabri". Films in production stage are "Luck ByChance","Daddy Cool", "Singh is King", "Sultan-the Warrior", "Dulha MilGaya", "Sikander" and animation film "Hey Krishna".
-Hindu.com

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