THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™ SWINGS INTO INDIAN HISTORY WITH BIGGEST HOLLYWOOD OPENING OF ALL TIME

~ Takes in 34 cr at the Indian Box Office ~

 The Amazing Spider-Man™ posted the highest opening in history for a Hollywood film in India, setting several records and, once again, comprehensively consolidating Spider-Man’s position as India’s favourite superhero by far. The film grossed approximately INR 34 crore (approx. USD 6m) in its three day opening weekend starting 29 June with a final tally of 1236 prints in four languages – English, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu and in 3D, 2D and IMAX formats.  The film also posted record-breaking highs for each day – Friday, Saturday and Sunday respectively. 
Kercy Daruwala, Managing Director, Sony Pictures India said – “Spider-Man is the most consistently successful movie franchise in India and it’s great to see that five years since the last movie, and with a whole new cast and storyline, the franchise is going from strength to strength. What’s important to note is that a significant part of the box office has come from smaller centres as we have leveraged our strength in distributing and marketing this film across the country.” 
The film also got rave reviews with some critics calling it the best Spider-Man film yet. “Houseful boards across the country this past weekend have meant that many people have not had a chance to see the film yet. That, along with great reviews and word of mouth, leads us to expect to continue this performance over the weeks to come,” said Daruwala. 
A sequel, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 has already been announced for release in May 2014. Meanwhile, still to come in an exciting summer for Sony Pictures is a remake of the 1991 blockbuster Total Recall with Colin Farrell, Kate Beckinsale and Jessica Biel releasing worldwide on 3 August. 
ABOUT THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN™ 
One of the world’s most popular characters is back on the big screen as a new chapter in the Spider-Man legacy is revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man™.  Focusing on an untold story that tells a different side of the Peter Parker story, the new film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, with Martin Sheen and Sally Field.  The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay written by James Vanderbilt, based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko.  Laura Ziskin, Avi Arad, and Matt Tolmach are producing the film in association with Marvel Entertainment for Columbia Pictures. 
The Amazing Spider-Man™ is the story of Peter Parker (Garfield), an outcast high schooler who was abandoned by his parents as a boy, leaving him to be raised by his Uncle Ben (Sheen) and Aunt May (Field).  Like most teenagers, Peter is trying to figure out who he is and how he got to be the person he is today.  Peter is also finding his way with his first high school crush, Gwen Stacy (Stone), and together, they struggle with love, commitment, and secrets.  As Peter discovers a mysterious briefcase that belonged to his father, he begins a quest to understand his parents’ disappearance – leading him directly to Oscorp and the lab of Dr. Curt Connors (Ifans), his father’s former partner.  As Spider-Man is set on a collision course with Connors’ alter-ego, The Lizard, Peter will make life-altering choices to use his powers and shape his destiny to become a hero. 
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Sony Pictures India is the #1 Hollywood studio in India with 5 out of the top 10 Hollywood films of all time in India including blockbusters like The Amazing Spider-Man, 2012, Spider-Man 3, Quantum of Solace and Casino Royale. 
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Vibble TV joins hands with one of India’s leading content houses Shemaroo Entertainment for OTT Distribution

Vibble TV, a leading provider of South Asian IPTV programming and a service of Internet Broadcasting Corp., joins hands with Shemaroo Entertainment, a leading content provider and aggregator, for Over The Top (OTT) Distribution. Shemaroo Entertainment offers a large portfolio of products on the IPTV platform and as a result, Vibble TV’s audience can now enjoy a variety of evergreen and latest Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Gujarati, Marathi and Punjabi movies. Shemaroo has been one of the pioneers in New Media and is actively leveraging technologies like broadband, Internet, IPTV and Mobile. In last one year, the company has acquired a number of new releases as a part of their acquisition strategy. As a major content house, the company has been making constant efforts to bring-in innovation and add quality to their products and distribute the same on different platforms. 

Jai Maroo, Director, Shemaroo Entertainment, shares his thoughts on the occasion “We are glad to be associated with a leading OTT service like Vibble TV which is targeted at South Asians worldwide. Our aim is to offer our audience easy and legal access to high quality South Asian Content on every possible platform where a consumer may want to consume entertainment. This tie up is a step towards the direction and will help us to reach a much wider range of audience on these new modes of consumption.”

Suresh Kadagala, CEO, Internet Broadcasting Corp, said “We are excited to be partnering with Shemaroo Entertainment. Not only do they have the quality and quantity of South Asian  content across multiple languages, but also the understanding of this new way that people are consuming content. Combined with the excellent platform we have built to deliver this service, we will ensure Vibble TV will be a great service and a great viewing experience for South Asians all over the world.”

About Vibble TV

Vibble TV is a leading provider of South Asian IPTV programming and a service of Internet

Broadcasting Corp. With the largest selection of South Asian channels in North America, Vibble TV’s audience can “watch whatever whenever and wherever®” via video on demand (VOD) or

live in real time with the ability to pause, fast-forward or rewind. Vibble TV delivers content seamlessly to mobile devices, tablets, computers or television making it the IPTV alternative of choice in today’s entertainment market.

Vibble TV Media Contact:

pr@vibble.tv

+1 443-325-7660 ext. 6150

About Shemaroo

Founded in 1962, Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd is among the eminent Filmed Entertainment “Content House” in the country with activities ranging across Content Ownership, Aggregation and Distribution. The Shemaroo brand is today synonymous with quality entertainment in the Indian entertainment eco system.Shemaroo is engaged in the distribution of content for satellite channels, physical formats and emerging technologies like the Mobile, Internet, Broadband, IPTV and DTH among others. With its partnership with the major telecom operators in India, Shemaroo is one of the forefront players of the digital age. The company has also tied up with many content providers across the country.

Ekta Kumari – PR & Corp. Comm. (Shemaroo Entertainment Ltd.)                    

Tel: (91 - 22) 4031 9911 Email: ekta@shemaroo.com

VenusWorldwide Entertainment Pvt. Ltd & the Filmfare Award winner Ravindra Jain bringing Divine Music to your ears…

VenusWorldwide Entertainment  Pvt. Ltd to produce a devotional album AwadhPati Shree Ram Ki Jai Jai kar Brij Pati Shree Ram Ki Jai Jai Kar composed by Ravindra Jain & singers comprising of Roopkumar Rathod, Madhushree, Mahalaxmi Iyyer, Kavita Krishnamurthy, Anup Jalota, Suresh Wadkar& Altaf Raja.
Ravindra Jain is one ofthe most notable Hindi Music Directors who has composed music for hit filmssuch as Geet Gaata Chal, Chor Machaye Shor & so on, not just composingmusic but also writing lyrics for many of his famous songs which finally hadfetched him Filmfare Award for the Best Music Director (1985) for thefilm Ram Teri Ganga Maili.
Ravindra Jain, for hisupcoming Devotional Music Album, joins hands with VenusWorldwide Entertainment Pvt. Ltd  which has a pretty good numberof movies produced under its banner like Khiladi, Dhadkan, Baazigar , Main Hoon Na & many more.
Ravindra Jain has a widearray of albums composed solely by him like Malayalam, Jain albums, ghazals& after composing music for TV Serials & mythological movies, he is nowall set to launch the new Devotional album under the banner of Venus WorldwideEntertainment Pvt. Ltd incorporated byJain Brothers way back since 1988with. Venus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt Ltd. diversifiedinto producing, presenting & distribution of films & with passage oftime Venus brand has become synonymous to quality in entertainment business& Ravindra Jain could not have had a better platform to get his albumproduced.
Mr. Champak Jain famelooking forward to release Jain’s album mentions, “The Success ofVenus Worldwide Entertainment Pvt Ltd has been a Rich & powerfulvision & missionary zeal. This company already has a collection ofghazals from maestros like Late Jagjit Singh, Hari Haran, Hema Sardesai,Roopkumar Rathod & now we are geared up to release Jain’s album.
He further added Ravindraji is gifted. People have enjoyed & appreciated his music earlier &this devotional album will definitely be a hit in the niche category. Wesee ourselves doing a successful business here.”.

AALAAP -- REVOLUTIONARY MUSIC TO BREAK A REVOLUTION!

Music can make or break a revolution. And thus the seeds of Aalaap. Naturally, the music launch of Sri Shankaracharya Arts Pvt Ltd's Aalaap was a star-studded one with live peformance by composers Agnee band and the actors of the film, effectively choreographer by Mehul Gadani.
Producers Nishant Tripathi and Abhishek Mishra and co-producer Narendra Singh of  Filmy Box played the perfect hosts while director Manish Manikpuri was beaming with happiness at the moment when his baby was being lauded by the media.
Besides Nishant Tripathi, Abhishek Misrha, director Manish Manikpuri and Narendra Singh, Arshad Siddique, the cast including  Amit Purohit, Pitobash Tripathy, Abhimanyu Singh, Murali Sharma, Vijay Raaz, Rituparna Sengupta, Ms.Sri Lanka 2009 Gamya Wijayadasa, Raghubeer Yadav, Onkardas Manikpuri, Ruhi Chaturvedi, Harsh Rajput and Aabid Shamim, cinematrographer Sunita Radia were present along with Agnee that set the stage afire with their live performance.
The story of Aalaap revolves around three directionless youngsters, Subhash (Pitobash), Prashant (Aabid Shamim) and Brijesh (Harsh Rajput, who share one common passion, music. They chance upon meeting Rahul (Amit Purohit), and the meeting brings them together. They realise that there are greater problems that need to be tackled in Chattisgarh that is infested by Naxalism.

How music becomes their weapon to help bring love in a strife-torn Chattisgarh becomes the crux of the story.
The film also sees Raghubeer Yadav and Onkarnath Manikpuri coming together after Peepli Live.  They play brothers-in-Law in Aalaap. Ruhi Chaturvedi plays Sukriti, Rahul’s love interest in the film.
The film also sees Abhimanyu Singh as the fearless cop out to destroy the weeds of Naxalism, while Murali Shrama shines in an exciting role as well.
"Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with love,” said Mahatma Gandhi. Aalaap is a revolutionary initiative that captures the conflict in the society and looking for innovative ways to solve it," elaborates producer Nishant Tripathi.
Adds producer Abhishek Mishra, "Set in Chattisgarh, the film explores the different sides of Naxalism. It looks at how this affects & involves people from different sections of our society. Shri Shankracharya Arts Pvt. Ltd. brings to screen this intriguing plot of friendship, love, music, politics, revenge and violence."
Adds Narendra Singh, "the music of Aalaap surely sets the stage afire. The film is a classy product made from the heart and the music is that of today's youth. We are happy to be a pamkmjmkirt of Aalaap's musical journey."
Concludes director Manish Manikpuri, "Aalaap looks at winning over hatred by love, in stead of violence to eliminate it. We would like the message to get across in the most entertaining manner."

Bow Wow! A park for pets!

Buddy, Tiny and Midnight shared space with Tito, Tony and Thunderstorm, while PC, Timepass and Snowbell looked on with happiness. And why not! For the city's first pet park opened its doors to them.
Thanks to the efforts of Meenakshi Thakur, a member of Ashoka Road Residents' Association (AARA), aided by Lajo Shahani, a movement to create a park for pets took root. And with the help of BMC and the pet lovers of Yari Road, a dumpyard became a haven for pets.
Director Ananth Mahadevan, who is the proud dad of the cockerspaniel Buddo, "trees and saplings were planted, people donated benches and the whole thing snowballed to become a reality.  It was very heartening."
Mahadevan is all praises for Meenakshi Thakur. The inauguration saw Jackie Shroff, Gul Panag, Murli Sharma, Gary Richardson, Ananth Mahadevan, Kunika Lall and a host of other celebs in attendance.
Says Meenakshi Thakur, "I am very touched by the turnout. I am so happy for the pets. I would like this to be a beginning of a happy journey for our pets who enrich our lives so much."