Post Airlift success B4U Motion Pictures joins hands with Abundantia and T-Series for overseas distribution rights of NOOR & CHEF

On the back of Airlift success, B4U Motion Pictures wins the overseas distribution rights for T-Series and Abundantia’s next two productions NOOR & CHEF. 

Abundantia is built with the vision of producing and supporting progressive, high-quality entertainment content and the company has made strong strides in its motion pictures business in a short span of time with films like Airlift and Baby.

Launching both B4U Movies and B4U Music in 1999, the B4U network has been labeled as the foremost Asian channel to pioneer Bollywood and Indian Entertainment worldwide.  Currently with the number one music channel in India and a vast presence across 100 countries worldwide, B4U  has created a brand with a strong momentum across multiple platforms including TV, Cinema, Press, New Media and Digital.  B4U Motion Pictures has its footprints across all these countries and has delivered successes like Queen, Drishyam and Airlift recently.

Both the films, NOOR-Starring Sonakshi Sinha and CHEF- Starring Saif Ali Khan open up a fresh genre for Hindi films in the overseas markets and the makers are confident that with the marketing and distribution strength of B4U Motion Pictures, both the films would be able to optimize their reach and noise amongst the worldwide audience.  

Ishan Saksena, CEO B4U is extremely excited about the collaboration and said “We are delighted to be partnering with T - Series and Abundantia again as they have a history of putting out great content. With cutting edge films like Noor and Chef, we are yet again looking to enthrall the audience with new age Cinema”.

Sunil Shah, Head of Film Division - B4U Motion Pictures added, “It was gratifying to exhibit our marketing and distribution expertise with Airlift internationally. Post the success of Airlift, Noor and Chef offer us a chance to go certain notches up and delivering films that are hits globally”.

Speaking on taking the partnership with B4U forward, Vikram Malhotra, Founder & CEO of Abundantia Entertainment, said "Abundantia prides itself on producing and supporting content that has resonated with millions of viewers across the world. In a very short span of time, our films like Baby and Airlift have not only won hearts but also delivered strong at the box office. High quality content needs high quality support in distribution and we are delighted that along with our partners at T-series, the winning combination of T-series-Abundantia-B4U is now back together for Noor and Chef".

Bhushan Kumar Chief Managing Director of T Series stated  “We had a great working relationship between T-Series, Abundantia and B4U during Airlift and we were looking at an opportunity to repeat this combination in our future projects. With Noor and Chef we have been able to get this combination back and we are sure that together we would be able to create the same magic in international markets.”

After Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez, Abbas Mustan to Give A Dance Number To Kiara Advani

The songs zara zara touch me and lat lag gayi, changed a lot of things for Katrina Kaif and Jacqueline Fernandez in Bollywood. Not only did the songs become popular but the actresses became household names over night. All thanks to director duo Abbas Mustan.Well now, the directors are all set to give a similar dance number to Kiara Advani in their next film Machine. The actress told the filmmakers that she would like a dance number in the film, and the filmmakers agreed for the same and added it in her contract.The song will a promotional song and the shoot will soon commence.

Rajpal Yadav releases music audio of film “DELHI MERE BAAP KI”

Music album of Shashiraj Films maiden venture hindi film “DELHI MERE BAAP KI” was released by famous actor Rajpal Yadav, on 12^th September at Fun Republic, where entire star cast and technical team were present along with media, also Worldwide Distributor Israr Ahmed of Screenshot Media & Entertainment Group was present. Producer and director Shashipal said he had been watching lots of news channel and newspaper, where news of rape and murder were publicized, and maximum of incidence happened in Delhi, thus he thought to make a film on this subject and as culprits think that they can do anything and get away because of their wild thought “DELHI MERE BAAP KI”. Rajpal said he has been educated in Delhi and he thinks Delhi dilwaalo ki haai but sum spoil brats misuse it.

Film is made under the banner of Canam Movie Production, produced by Mike Verma & Shashipal, story & direction by Shashipal, co-producer Rajender Singh Batth & Gyan Chand Puri, music W G Records, DOP Rajesh Kanojiya, dialogues Balwinder, choreographer Raju-Shabana & Pappu Khanna, action Pali & Ravi, art Sunil Singh, edited by Amir Raj and Worldwide Release by Screenshot Media & Entertainment Group in association with Green Chilly.

Film stars Gurtej Teji, Vikram Jakhar, Komal Dhillon, Pooja Thakur, Amritpal Kaur, Tina Munim, Gurmail Gill, Santosh Kumari, Pallu, Aman Soni, Sanjay Gurpreet, Bhupinder, Vicky along with Dinesh Hingoo & Shakti Kapoor.

CINESTAAN AND ANIL THADANIJOIN HANDS TO CREATE OVERSEAS DISTRIBUTION COMPANY

India’s newest Studio, Cinestaan Film Company today announced a joint venture with Anil Thadani. The new company “Cinestaan AA Distributors” shall distribute Indian films overseas. Anil Thadani’s AA Pictures is India’s leading independent distributor. He shall be the Managing Director and CEO of the new Company while Rohit Khattar shall be the Chairman.

The first film that the joint venture shall release will be Cinestaan Film Company’s Mirzya directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, starring screen legend Anil Kapoor’s son Harshvardhan Kapoor as well as Saiyami Kher. This shall be followed by other films of Cinestaan Film Company as well as those of other production houses.

Says Cinestaan Film Company, Founder Chairman, Rohit Khattar, “We are delighted to join hands with Anil, who is undoubtedly India’s most prolific and credible distributor. Together we wish to create the most reliable and transparent overseas distribution network to further the reach of Indian Cinema.”

Says Anil Thadani, Managing Director, AA Films “Extending from the domestic market to the international is a natural progression. More so to have a partner in Rohit who shares similar aspirations and passion like me, it has worked out perfectly for us. To kickstart with a prestigious film like MIRZYA directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, seems like a dream. We look forward to a successful partnership.”

Not all Indian films released every year in India are fortunate enough to find overseas distribution. According to industry data, overseas theatricals are expected to grow at par with the Indian M&E industry. Most of the leading Studios usually distribute only their own films. Therefore, there is a substantial void in the market, which Cinestaan AA Distributors intends to fill. The overseas theatrical market is expected to grow at 10.5% CAGR till 2020 with the Indian diaspora in the US, Middle East & UK being major contributors to its growth.

Cinestaan Film Company created an international division earlier this year, which also acts as a Sales Agency for films it does not produce. Currently four films are  being sold at the Toronto International Film Festival. Marina Fuentes, Director International Sales and Deborah Sathe, Director International Operations of Cinestaan International will further strengthen Mr. Thadani’s expertise in distribution by being able to also penetrate into non-diaspora territories.

It is particularly important for Cinestaan to champion small independent films from India which usually do not find overseas distribution. Khattar is also the Chairman of Mumbai Mantra Media Ltd., which supports Screenplay Writers through the Mumbai Mantra CineRise Screenwriting Initiative.

ABOUT CINESTAAN FILM COMPANY

Cinestaan Film Company (CFC), is a boutique Film Studio committed to championing stories that resonate with both Indian and global audiences. By building a formidable international brand for Indian filmmakers, CINESTAAN strives to nurture and continue India’s rich cinematic legacy, supporting both national and international cinemas.

In production are three films with Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra’s ROMP Pictures out of which the first release shall be MIRZYA on 7thOctober 2016. A 50-50 Co-production film with IFC and a 50-50 Co-production with Film London, ‘The Hungry’, have also been announced with many other projects under development. With offices in Mumbai, New Delhi and London, Cinestaan hopes to occupy a unique position as a Studio championing both domestic as well as international stories with an India connect. 

www.cinestaanfilmcompany.com

ABOUT AA FILMS:

AA Films was set up in 1995 as a propriety concern into film distribution by Anil Thadani. It has distributed over 150 films across Hindi, English, Marathi, Punjabi, Tamil and Telugu languages since its inception including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge in 1995, which is the longest running film in Indian History and is still in theatres.

AA Films is the largest single owner film distribution company in India and has been associated with reputed producers like Karan Johar, Ritesh Sidhwani, Farhan Akhtar, Mukesh Bhatt and Bhushan Kumar. There are several films lined up for release in the coming years including Shah Rukh Khan’s Raees and the much awaited Bahubali 2.  

Rakesh Roshan Announces KRRISH 4

Who would have imagined that a life size vision of Lord Ganesh as India's favorite superhero, KRRISH would inspire Rakesh Roshan to revive the super hit franchise. Hrithik Roshan took to Twitter to announce that, "Ganpati blessings for KRRISH4 :)) hope everyone is enjoying the festivities. Love to all."

Speaking on the same, Rakesh Roshan said that, "When my wife showed me a tweet with Bappa's picture as Krrish, it reaffirmed my belief that Krrish is the original superhero we have. It boosted my confidence and inspired me to make the fourth installment.." He added that, "Ganesha is also called the God of Auspicious beginnings. I guess this was his way of saying that we have his blessings for Krrish 4." Senior Roshan already has an idea for the movie, which he will be working on. The movie is slated to go on floors next year and will be released during Christmas 2018.

The father son duo have an impeccable track record right from Kaho Na Pyaar Hai to KRRISH 3, thereby generating more excitement on the social media platform about KRRISH 4. Hrithik also tweeted an endearing image of Lord Ganesha dressed as KRRISH which was trending on social media all day.

In other news, Rakesh Roshan's Kaabil starring Hrithik Roshan and Yami Gautam directed by Sanjay Gupta will be hitting the screens on Republic Day 26th January 2017.

Now the question remains, will Bappa be making a cameo in KRRISH 4, watch this space for more!