(26 January 2007 6:00 pm)

MUMBAI: The global distribution rights for the soon to be released movie Nishabd has been acquired by Eros International. The movie is directed by Ram Gopal Varma and co-produced by Ad Labs.

Apart from Omkara and the recently released Salaam-E-Ishq and Eklavya, the other global releases that Eros has in the pipeline include Nishabd, Namastey London and the Aishwarya Rai starrer Provoked. All these movies are likely to be released by April 2007.

Nishabd stars Amitabh Bachchan and new comer Jiah Khan in the lead roles. Aftab Shivdasani, Revathi and Rukhsar also star in the film in supporting roles.

Eros will release Nishabd globally on 2 March.

A global player in the Bollywood arena, Eros operates on a studio model producing as well as distributing films across formats globally via cinemas, home entertainment, television formats and new media.