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Suspense And Supernatural Thriller Hovers Over March With BIG Pictures’ Two Films ‘Sikandar’ & ’13 B’

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First look of both to be released on January 30th January, 2009 with ‘Luck By Chance’

Mumbai January 28, 2009: BIG Pictures, the motion pictures brand from Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd, brings two enthralling films back to back this March 2009. The suspense thriller ‘Sikandar’ starring Parzaan Dastur (of ‘Parzania’ fame) and Ayesha Kapoor (of ‘Black’ fame) and the supernatural thriller ’13B’ starring R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandra, the first look of which would be unveiled with ‘Luck By Chance’, the directorial debut of Zoya Akhtar asserted to be released worldwide on 30th January, 2009. BIG Pictures has a slate of 18 films for 2009 of which the three films above are planned for release in the first quarter.

Ecstatic about this New Year’s slate Rajesh Sawhney, President, Reliance Big Entertainment assured ¿”This year BIG Pictures is bringing a variety of cinematic flavors onto celluloid. Beginning with ‘Luck By Chance’ based about slice of life from Bollywood, followed by ‘Sikandar’ and ’13B’ to hit the theatres this March which will take suspense and thrillers to a whole new level. We have tried to bring in diverse directors, new actors and interesting mix of genres to entice all kinds of audiences in our slate.”

’13B’, a supernatural thriller is about a middle class youth Manohar and his family living on the 13th floor. The new television show is dissonantly similar to their family and as the show progresses all the happenings in the show takes place in the family too. The film is directed by National Award winning director Vikram K. Kumar. The film has R. Madhavan and Neetu Chandra in the lead roles and Sachin Khedekar, Murali Sharma and Poonam Dhillon as the supporting star cast.

Directed by Piyush Jha ‘Sikandar’ on the other hand is a suspense thriller. The story of a 14 year old schoolboy Sikander living in Kashmir with his uncle and aunt. One day, on his way home from a school football match, Sikandar finds a gun lying on the path which changes his life forever. ‘Sikandar’ is a story about friendship, power, loyalty and triumph. Parzaan Dastur takes on the role of Sikandar after his heart wrenching performance in ‘Parzania’ and IIFA award winner for her exceptional performance in the film ‘Black’, Ayesha Kapoor plays his conscience keeper. Also has R. Madhavan and Sanjay Suri playing pivotal characters in the film.

After the tremendous response for Ghajini and Rock ON in 2008, this year BIG has 18 films stocked up in seven different languages catering to all sorts of audiences, national and international. BIG Pictures is working with a mix bag of directorial talent range from mavericks like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Shyam Bengal, Sudhir Mishra and Madhur Bhandarkar to visionaries like Farhan Akhtar and Abhinay Deo along with a fresh pool of budding talent like Zoya Aktar, Piyush Jha, Vikram.

‘Luck By Chance’ All Set To Rule The Silver Screen Worldwide The Film To Be Released Over 900 Screens Worldwide In 27 Countries

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Some slick marketing with Zapak.com, BIG Flicks has made many people lucky and more to follow.

Mumbai January 28, 2009: ‘Luck By Chance’, a film presented by BIG Pictures & Excel Entertainment Pvt. Ltd, has the wheel of fortune turning in all the right directions even before the film releases on the 30th January, 2009 worldwide. The film will open across 900 screens worldwide in 27 countries in first stage of release. Of this over 700 screens would be in India and the rest in the overseas market , key of which are USA, Canada, UK, UAE, Australia, South Africa, New Zealand.

Besides that the film is high on marketing facade as well. ‘Luck By Chance’ has taken over leading online gaming portal in India, Zapak.com. Zapak has created a special micro site www.lbc.zapak.com for the film which has already received over 1 million page views in a short span of 2 weeks. A exclusive game created on the movie called ‘Luck By Chance ¿ Lucky Break’ has received over half a million game plays in just 2 weeks.

BIGFlix.com, the movie rental portal by Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd which is a destination for all film buffs has partnered to promote the film across all 112 stores in 10 cities in the country as well as to the international audiences through its Video-on-Demand (VOD) site. The online promotions on the website have received overwhelming response not only from the Indian audiences but also from the NRI audiences across the globe. BIGFlix.com witnessed a 50% increase the last week for music videos, trailers and promotional contests of the film and the number seems to be getting bigger by the day. The movie is also making some noise over the top world music websites like itunes, Emusic, Napster and Amazon. The seven orchestrated songs from a mix flavour of soulful melodies to foot tapping dance numbers are top chartbusters.

For some Out of Home and innovative promotions – the film will run in Mumbai ‘Auto By Chance’, an activity that will take place on the release date of 30th January 2009. There will be 10 autos running across Mumbai and anyone lucky to hail these autos will get a free ride to their destination.

Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Ahktar the film is a narrative about the Bollywood film industry and how people from different walks of life come to the dream city Mumbai to make it big in an industry where luck clicks more than hard work. This film which marks the debut of Zoya Akhtar as the director stars Farhan Akhtar, Konkana Sen Sharma as leads and Hrithik Roshan in the special appearance.

Luck By Chance is not leaving any stone unturned to get lucky with the audiences and the responses are already heading in the positive directions.

Rock On!!! Rocks At The Star Screen Awards

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Goes on to win six awards Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Shahana Goswami bag honours

January 15, 2009: Rock On, a film by Excel Entertainment’s & BIG Pictures is rocking once again. The cult film has not only won the hearts of the youth worldwide but has most recently bagged six Awards at the Star Screen awards including Best Debut actor, Best supporting actor , best supporting actress, best editor, best cinematographer and best art director this year.

Apart from Farhan who debuted as an actor, Shahana and Arjun Rampal who won awards for their rocking performances, Jason West grabbed the award for the Best Cinematography. The film also managed to garner awards for the Best Editing and Best Set Design.

On this celebrative occasion Rajesh Sawhney, President Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd said- “We always believed in ROCK ON as a concept and audience response has vindicated our belief. Rock on has proven the maturity of the Indian audience. It has also proved that good cinema can also be commercially viable. It’s overwhelming to see the film and music do so well. Even after six months of release the film’s music is rocking on top of the charts. The film winning six awards at Star Screen Awards pays up for the hard work that went behind making the film. I would like to congratulated Farhan and Ritesh and all members of Excel family on this superb achievement.”

Ritesh Sidhwani, ecstatically commented-“The response we have received is tremendous. The fact that it was loved by the audience was a huge reward for the entire team but winning awards on a prestigious platform like that of Star Screen put us on the seventh heaven. And there is more than one reason for us to celebrate as the film was recently also showcased at the Indian Visions Indian Film Festival of Washington, DC.”

Produced by Ritesh Sidhwani & Farhan Akhtar, directed by Abhishek Kapoor, the film and its music was like a youth anthem worldwide. The film which released on 29th August, 2009 starred Farhan Akhtar, Arjun Rampal, Prachi Desai, Purab Kohli, Shahana Goswami and Luke Kenny.

About BIG Pictures:

Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) (www.rbe.co.in ) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), (www.relianceada.com) with significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business RBEL’s motion picture brand BIG Pictures has built a formidable film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets & distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Indra Kumar, Ravi Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra. Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, M.S Sathyu & Amol Palekar.

On the Hollywood slate, BIG Pictures has development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

Big Pictures’ Overseas Release ‘Ghajini’ Garners Opening Weekend Of USD 4 Million

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– In North America the film opened with weekend collections of USD 1.4 million the second highest in 2008.

– In Middle East the opening weekend collection stood at USD $0.92 million, highest opening for a Hindi film.

Following its Christmas day debut across 22 countries, the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Ghajini’, has grossed USD 4 million, outside of India, over the Christmas weekend. Distributed by BIG Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd, the film opened with USD 0.92 million in the Middle East, highest opening weekend for a Hindi film. Followed by North America with USD 1.4 million the second highest opening weekend for a Hindi film in 2008 and Australia raking in Australian Dollar $254,000 AD.

The film will open in 4 additional countries that include Myanmar, Uganda, Malaysia & Morocco in the coming weeks. In an unprecedented manner for a Bollywood title, the film opened in the Middle East & North America setting new records, while in the UK it the had the biggest opening for a 15 rated film. ‘Ghajini’ also opened simultaneously in Ireland, Norway, Germany, Denmark, Holland, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, New Zealand, Fiji, Mauritius, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia where it’s broken all previous Bollywood and records including any previous Aamir Khan starrer.

Ghajini’s performance demonstrates that the overseas audiences are equally accepting, of quality action films, which are still a rarity, coming out of India. We are extremely pleased with the films opening, which has created bench marks in various international markets like North America, Australia, The Middle East says Jawahar Sharma, COO – International Film Business, BIG Pictures.

A Geetha Arts production, ‘Ghajini’ is a remake of the critically acclaimed South Indian (Tamil language) film with the same title, also directed by A.R. Murugadoss and garnering the Best Actress Award for Asin Thottumkal at the South India Filmfare Awards, who also stars in the remake. The film stars Aamir Khan, Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Mohit Ahlawat, Pradeep Rawat and Riyaz Khan. Cinematography is by Ravi K. Chandran. Madhu Mantena and Tagore Madhu produced the film.

‘Ghajini’ features amazing new music from Golden Globe® nominee (Best Original Score ‘Slumdog Millionaire’) and Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborator A.R. Rahman, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.

For more information on the film log on to www.rememberghajini.com

Boiler Plate:

Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) (www.rbe.co.in ) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG), (www.relianceada.com) with significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business RBEL’s motion picture brand BIG Pictures has built a formidable film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets & distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Indra Kumar, Ravi Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra. Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, M.S Sathyu & Amol Palekar,

On the Hollywood slate, BIG Pictures has development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

BIG Pictures Goes Bigger With ‘Ghajini’ In The Overseas Market

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As the year 2008 bids us goodbye, audiences are eagerly looking forward to the most awaited film of the year 2008- the Aamir Khan starrer ‘Ghajini’ releasing worldwide this Christmas. BIG Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd, distributing the film internationally, is not leaving any stone unturned to make ‘Ghajini’ the most watched film of 2008 in the overseas market.

Directed by the maverick A.R. Murugadoss the film will hit theatres across 22 countries with approximately 300 prints; the key markets being US and Canada with 112 prints, UAE with 36 prints and UK with 65 prints. The film will also open simultaneously in Norway, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore amongst others.

“There has been a very high response from exhibitors to ‘Ghajini’, with keen anticipation from the media and public alike. Aamir Khan has been off the screen for almost a year and his fan base cannot wait, having already pushed the soundtrack up on the charts” Says Jawahar Sharma, COO, International Distribution, BIG Pictures.

“‘Ghajini’ is by far the most awaited film of 2008. With the storyline revolving around short term memory loss, with all the excitement and intrigue imaginable, we are hopeful of meeting the audiences’ expectation this holiday season. We are confident of the team at BIG Pictures and have completely backed their vision for promoting the film overseas” said producers Madhu Mantena.

A Geetha Arts production, ‘Ghajini’ is a remake of the South Indian (Tamil language) film with the same title, also directed by A.R. Murugadoss. In the Hindi version starring with Aamir Khan are Asin Thottumkal, Jiah Khan, Mohit Ahlawat and Riyaz Khan. Music is by A. R. Rahman with lyrics by Prasoon Josh. Cinematography by Ravi K. Chandran. Miadu Mantena and Tagore Madhu produced the film. The songs of the film are already ruling the music charts. For more information on the film log on to www.rememberghajini.com

The story of ‘Ghajini’ a unique mix of action, romance, drama and comedy revolves around a completely unexplored plot (Short Term Memory Loss). What follows will be unveiled when the movie hits the theaters this Christmas. For international theatre listings log on to www.rememberghajini.com

Boiler Plate:
Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) (www.rbe.co.in ) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG), (www.relianceada.com) with significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business RBEL’s motion picture brand BIG Pictures has built a formidable film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets & distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Indra Kumar, Ravi Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra. Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, M.S Sathyu & Amol Palekar,

On the Hollywood slate, BIG Pictures has development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

BIG Pictures’ Second Punjabi Film ‘Chak Jawana’ Completes Shooting

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Following the success of its maiden Punjabi film, ‘Mera Pind-My Home’, which saw the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in Punjab and overseas, BIG Pictures, the motion pictures brand from Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd (RBEL) in association with Initiative Films, brings its second Punjabi film ‘Chak Jawana’. The film recently completed its final shooting schedule in Chandigarh and is expected to release next year.

Produced by Balli Janjua and Rupinder Chahal of Initiative Films and directed by Simerjit Singh, ‘Chak Jawana’ highlights the problems faced by the youth of a village in Punjab. These young men become directionless after falling prey to the evil of drugs. The helpless elders worry about the future of their community. In this atmosphere of despair, Captain Gurjeet Singh (Gurdas Maan) arrives home on a month’s leave from the Indian Navy. Disappointed with the situation prevailing in his village, he pledges to reform the undisciplined young men.

The film has Gurdas Maan in an inspirational lead role. Supporting him are Jonita Doda, Gaurav Kakkar, Gurkirtan and Rana Ranbir who play pivotal characters. Looking at the current situation of our country, an entertaining, family-oriented film which deals with social issues and concerns will be well received by the audience.

Said Mahesh Ramanathan, COO, BIG Pictures- “Our first Punjabi film “Mera Pind” did well beyond audience expectations. Our second film Chak Jawana is eagerly awaited in Punjab & abroad. Besides a strong entertainment quotient, the film has a strong message for the youth looking for greener pastures abroad. The film’s music is a potential chartbuster. Chak Jawana is another example of BIG Pictures commitment to create exemplary films in the regional filmed entertainment space. BIG Pictures is the only studio in India that is committed to & aggressively implementing initiatives to create a pan-Indian motion picture slate to entertain regional film audiences too”

Gurdas Maan expressed his thoughts on Chak Jawana with his characteristic clarity¿ “When Rupinder, Balli and Simerjit narrated the script, I immediately gave my consent to be a part of this film. It highlights a serious issue in Punjab. Being a son of this soil, I have noted with grave concern the grip of drugs on our youth. It was my responsibility to express my thoughts on this problem. This youthful film will give hope to our youngsters by starting a vigorous social discussion. The privilege of working on this project with BIG Pictures was made possible only through the energetic efforts of Initiative Films.”

‘Chak Jawana’ is produced by Initiative Films in association with BIG Pictures

Though this is not the first time BIG Pictures has touched the hearts of the audiences worldwide, their very first release in September 2008 ‘Mera Pind – My Home’ starring Harbhajan Mann was a perfect recipe for an entertainment with a perfect mix of emotions, drama and comedy. The film saw the biggest opening ever for a Punjabi film in India and Overseas. The film released overseas across UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany. BIG Pictures collaborated with the veteran director Manmohan Singh.

Boiler Plate:

Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) (www.rbe.co.in ) is the flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG), (www.relianceada.com) with significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business RBEL’s motion picture brand BIG Pictures has built a formidable film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets & distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Indra Kumar, Ravi Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra. Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, M.S Sathyu & Amol Palekar,

On the Hollywood slate, BIG Pictures has development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

BIG Pictures’ & Excel Entertainment’s ‘Luck By Chance’ Releasing Jan 30th ’09 Worldwide

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Giving a lucky start to 2009 is the film ‘Luck By chance’ a co-production between BIG Pictures & Excel Entertainment, which opens up at the box office on the 30th of January, 2009 worldwide.

The film marks the directorial debut of Zoya Akhtar. The plot of the film deals in and around Bollywood and how people from different walks of life come to the dream city to make it big in an industry where luck clicks more than hard work.

The movie stars Farhan Akhtar, Juhi Chawla, Konkana Sen, Rishi Kapoor, Dimple Kapadia and Isha Sharwani & has Hritik Roshan in a special appearance. The film’s music has been composed by Shankar – Ehsaan – Loy with Lyrics by Javed Akhtar.

About Reliance Big Entertainment

Reliance Big Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL), is the flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group (RADAG),(www.relianceada.com) with significant presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.

With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business RBEL’s motion picture brand ‘BIG Pictures’ has built a formidable film production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it will market & distribute worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Ravi Chopra, Shaji N. Karun, Shyam Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, Amol Palekar, Farhan Akhtar & Madhur Bhandarkar.

On the Hollywood slate, earlier in 2008 the company announced development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

BIG Pictures’ Forthcoming Film ‘Paathshala’ To Showcase With ‘Karzzzz’

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Sidhu, a former cricketer, a cricket commentator, an MP and a popular comedy show host known for his witticisms will now charm his fans in his first Punjabi film ever, ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ , directed by noted Punjabi film director Manmohan Singh. The film also stars popular Punjabi singer and actor Harbhajan Mann. The chemistry between the two Punjabi powerhouses of talent is simply amazing as was seen in glimpses from the film as showcased at the music launch at Chandigarh.

Says director Manmohan Singh of the unique pairing of actor, Sidhu and Harbhajan are two talented individuals who have put Punjab on the world map. Since my film deals with the theme of self-empowerment and Punjabi culture, there couldn’t be a more perfect combination of talent than Sidhu and Harbhajan Mann

Navjot Singh Sidhu, says that the film ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ is close to his heart-I, being a Punjabi myself can relate to my character in the film more emphatically than anyone else. Moreover I am proud to be a part of this endeavor that takes Punjabi culture to international levels. It has been a learning experience with a seasoned director like Manmohan ji and my brother Harbhajan Mann with whom I have shared a great working experience on the sets.

Harbhajan Mann, excited about his new release says, It is always a pleasure and a matter of pride to be a part of Manmohan Singh’s films. Working with Sidhu was great. This film is special because it has a special message for Punjabis the world over to recognize and respect their culture and talent. This film is being eagerly awaited for by audiences in Canada, UK and USA as well.

BIG Pictures’ ‘Mera Pind – My Home’ Sees The Biggest Ever Opening For A Punjabi Film In Punjab And Overseas

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  • Widest-ever release for a Punjabi film
  • ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ sees highest record opening in Punjab, grossing INR 57,95,533 in the opening weekend
  • ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ grosses ₹72,000 in the opening weekend in the UK, USD $177,000 in USA and Canada, AUD $42,419 in Australia and
    NZ $4,400 in New Zealand
  • The film has been produced, processed and distributed by Reliance Big Pictures
  • The film has been marketed world wide by Reliance Big Pictures

BIG Pictures’ and Punj-aab Movies International’s latest film ‘Mera Pind My Home’ is all set to beat records. The film opened to packed houses in Punjab and grossed INR 57,95,533 in the opening weekend alone. In India, the film got released in 44 screens (22 prints and 22 digital). Overseas, the film opened at an astounding ₹72,000 in the UK, $177,000 in US and Canada, AUD $42,419 in Australia and NZ $4,400 in New Zealand. The film released overseas with 56 prints across UK, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Germany.

‘Mera Pind-My Home’ follows closely on the success of Manmohan Singh and BIG Pictures’ last Punjabi release, ‘Mitti Wajaan Mardi’. Incidentally the last highest grossing Punjabi film released in the UK was also Manmohan Singh’s ‘Dil Apna Punjabi’ which grossed ₹258,000. The Director, also has to his credit super hit films – ‘Asa Nu Maan Watna Da’, ‘J’ee Aaayaan Nu’, and ‘Yaaran Naal Baharaan’.

Sunir Kheterpal, COO, BIG Pictures said, We are delighted with the overwhelming response to ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ in Punjab and overseas. This is truly a landmark film for Punjabi cinema. BIG Pictures, is proud to have ensured ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ had the widest release ever for a Punjabi film. BIG Pictures believes in bringing quality cinema to viewers and we were confident that this film would appeal to Punjabi audiences the world over.

Saurabh Varma, Chief Marketing Officer, BIG Pictures said, Big Pictures was very confident about ‘Mera Pind- My Home’ and the response has been overwhelming. The promotion activity of ‘Mera Pind-My Home’ was complemented with branding and innovative marketing initiatives that have helped in creating a buzz about the film.

Director Manmohan Singh says, Punj-aab Movies International is proud of its association with BIG Pictures. They have been instrumental in giving the film the widest possible release globally. I am very happy with the outcome of this film. Together, we are committed to bringing quality Punjabi cinema to audiences the world over. Having said that, I would like to re-iterate the strong message that we drive through ‘Mera Pind- My Home’; self-empowerment which is just as important to us as the commercial success of the film.

‘Mera Pind-My Home’ is a complete entertainer with the perfect mix of emotions, drama and comedy. The film released worldwide on 5th September, 2008 and is running successfully across the globe.

About Reliance Big Entertainment

Reliance Big Entertainment is the flagship Media and Entertainment Company of Reliance – Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, with significant presence in film entertainment, broadcasting and new media ventures.

RBEL is investing over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business and will commence roll-out of its first set of Indian movies later this year.

The company has already signed a slew of top-end directors/producers, including Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Madhur Bhandarkar, Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra, Vipul Shah, etc. Reliance Big Entertainment also acquired majority stake in ND Studio in Karjat earlier this year. Company has also built a state of the art animation studio in Pune: Big Animation, which will release its first movie later this year.

Reliance Big Entertainment recently announced development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

Adlabs, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Company, operates largest number of multiplex screens in India. Adlabs recently acquired 251 screens in the US and 51 screens in Malaysia.

Reliance Big Entertainment recently acquired iconic Lowry Digital Images, a leading image enhancement and restoration services company in the US.

The company has the largest FM radio network spanning 44 stations, offline and online movie rental business BiIGflix.com, and owns other leading new media initiatives like Zapak.com [No. 1 online games portal in India], BIGAdda.com [No. 1 Indian social network] and Jump Mobile [leading mobile gaming company that recently tie-up with Manchester United].

Buddhadeb Dasgupta And BIG Pictures Come Together For ‘Janala’

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  • Production starts on 9th September
  • Slated for release in early 2009
  • Indranil Sengupta’s debut

BIG Pictures, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group company, announced its first collaborative effort with the legendary Buddhadeb Das Gupta for his Bengali film ‘Janala’, in a press conference at the Topaz Banquet at Hotel Hindustan International here in Kolkata.

The conference was attended by Buddhadeb Das Gupta, members of the cast and Mahesh Ramanathan, COO, Reliance BIG Pictures.

Buddhadeb Dasgupta is one of India’s foremost directors, with masterpieces such as ‘Duratwa’, ‘Charachar’, ‘Andhi Gali’ to his credit. He is known and revered for his outstanding contribution to surrealist cinema in national and international circuits and was recently honoured with the lifetime achievement award at the Spain International Film Festival.

As the title itself suggests, ‘Janala’ narrates the story of a middle aged man who visits his old small town school and wishes to contribute to its renovation and upliftment; a task that is well beyond the man’s financial means. The film speaks through the window around which the story is woven. said Buddhadeb Das Gupta.

The film will mark the debut of the Indranil Sengupta and Sahana Sen on the big screen. The starcast also includes Swastika Mukherjee, Shankar Chowdhury and Tapas Pal.

Commenting on the occasion, Rajesh Sawhney, President of Reliance Entertainment says BIG Pictures aims at providing quality content that would appeal to the audiences across geographic and linguistic divides. The sensibilities of the Bengali Cinema and culture are acclaimed the world over. Big Pictures is proud to associate with Buddhadeb Das Gupta’s ‘Janala’ and be a part of this tradition of bringing meaningful cinema to viewers.

About Reliance Big Entertainment

Reliance Big Entertainment is the flagship Media and Entertainment Company of Reliance – Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group, with significant presence in film entertainment, broadcasting and new media ventures.

RBEL is investing over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business and will commence roll-out of its first set of Indian movies later this year.

The company has already signed a slew of top-end directors/producers, including Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment, Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Madhur Bhandarkar, Shyam Benegal, Sudhir Mishra, Vipul Shah, etc. Reliance Big Entertainment also acquired majority stake in ND Studio in Karjat earlier this year. Company has also built a state of the art animation studio in Pune: BIG Animation, which will release its first movie later this year.

Reliance Big Entertainment recently announced development silos with Nicolas Cage’s Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey’s JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney’s Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus’ 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank’s Playstone Productions, Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache’s Everyman Pictures.

Adlabs, a Reliance Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group Company, operates largest number of multiplex screens in India. Adlabs recently acquired 251 screens in the US and 51 screens in Malaysia.

Reliance Big Entertainment recently acquired iconic Lowry Digital Images, a leading image enhancement and restoration services company in the US.

The company has the largest FM radio network spanning 44 stations, offline and online movie rental business BIGflix.com, and owns other leading new media initiatives like Zapak.com [No. 1 online games portal in India], BIGadda.com [No. 1 Indian social network] and Jump Mobile [leading mobile gaming company that recently tie-up with Manchester United].