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Palador world cinema collection now available on Indiaplaza.in
MUMBAI: Palador Pictures has struck a deal with Indiaplaza.in for promoting world cinema DVDs.
As per the deal, DVDs of foreign language films will have three special collector‘s box sets. The three box sets and later individual titles would be sold on the site in the ‘World Cinema‘ retail store at www.indiaplaza.in.
IndiaPlaza.in (formerly called Fabmall.com) will be the first online retail store to promote world cinema on their site.
The collector‘s boxes include Kurosawa collector‘s box set, which consists of five DVDs at Rs 2000,; Wong Kar Wai collector‘s box set of five DVDs at Rs 2000; and “The Collector‘s World Cinema” box set of 10 DVDs costing Rs 4000.
Palador Pictures MD Gautam Shiknis said, “These are some of the best and most awarded (Oscar, Cannes, Berlin, Bafta, etc.) films in the world – for example, classics by past master like Seven Samurai and Throne of Blood (both directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa), new masterpieces like In The Mood For Love and Happy Together (both Cannes winner by living legend Wong Kar Wai), and the critical and commercial hit action trilogy Infernal Affairs that has inspired the Oscar winner Departed. We are sure that the discerning customer would lap up this first-ever offer for this country. The box set would also include two Ingmar Bergman movies.”
Indiaplaza.in co-founder and chief operating officer K Vaitheeswaran said, “World cinema has arrived on Indian shores for the first time, and we are excited about promoting the same online through an exclusive section on our website www.indiaplaza.in. We are confident that discerning movie buffs would love to browse through this section and pick up original DVDs of some truly exciting cinema.”
Indiaplaza, an India-centric online shopping company, has its operations across Bangalore, Chennai, Austin and Seattle. It offers the largest catalogue of over 3.5 million items online.
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Jio Studios unveils AI-powered Krishna teaser at NAB Show 2026
Global first look of Krishna uses Galleri5 AI pipeline on Azure, Historyverse slate as Jio’s Dhurandhar crosses Rs 3,000cr worldwide.
MUMBAI: Krishna has just dropped a divine teaser and this time the gods are powered by silicon, not just scripture. Jio Studios and Collective Studios’ Historyverse stole the spotlight at the NAB Show 2026 in Las Vegas with the world’s first teaser for their upcoming theatrical feature Krishna, directed by Manu Anand. The big reveal happened during Microsoft’s keynote “Powering Intelligent Media, From AI Experimentation to Real-World Impact,” where the film’s AI-native production pipeline took centre stage alongside Collective Artists Network’s in-house platform, Galleri5.
At the heart of this mythological spectacle lies a fresh cinematic workflow built by Galleri5 on Microsoft Azure’s advanced AI and cloud infrastructure. Forget bolting AI onto traditional VFX or animation, this is an end-to-end, production-grade system woven into every layer: world-building, character creation, shot design and final output. Yet the storytelling remains firmly director-led, emphasising emotional depth, stillness, music and performance rather than pure spectacle. The result? Large-format theatrical cinema rooted in Indian history and culture, but conceived in ways that were simply not possible before.
Collective Artists Network runs Galleri5 natively on Azure, leveraging Microsoft Foundry and cutting-edge AI tools to handle film, episodic and advertising workflows in a secure enterprise environment. Microsoft highlighted Collective as a “Frontier” organisation successfully moving AI from pilot projects to real production-scale deployment in cinema. The technology is also on display at Microsoft’s NAB booth in the West Hall (Booth W1731).
Jio Studios (Media & Content Business, Reliance Industries), president Jyoti Deshpande said the project advances the studio’s mission to take Indian stories global with scale, ambition and authenticity, “With Krishna, we are embracing cutting-edge AI-led filmmaking while democratising these tools to make them more accessible, intuitive and cost-effective for storytellers everywhere.”
Collective Artists Network founder & group CEO Vijay Subramaniam added, “We’re using technology developed in India to carry our culture and history to audiences worldwide at a scale never seen before.”
Microsoft, vice president for telco media & entertainment, gaming Silvia Candiani noted that the media industry has reached an inflection point, “AI is no longer about experimentation but delivering real impact at production scale… By building AI-native creative systems on Microsoft Azure, Collective exemplifies how storytellers can unlock new formats, move faster and realise a true return on intelligence while keeping human creativity at the centre.”
Krishna forms part of Historyverse, Collective Studios’ ambitious slate of history and culture-driven IPs. The slate draws from iconic figures and traditions that shaped the Indian subcontinent, including stories inspired by Kali, Karna and Durga. It builds on the already-released Mahabharat: Ek Dharmayudh series, showing how ancient narratives can be reimagined for modern screens.
Jio Studios, India’s leading content studio and the media and content arm of Reliance Industries, continues its blockbuster run. The studio’s Dhurandhar franchise led by Dhurandhar and Dhurandhar: The Revenge has become the first Indian film series to cross Rs 3,000 crore worldwide. It also delivered three consecutive years of India’s highest-grossing Hindi films: Stree 2 (2024), Dhurandhar (2025) and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026). In just eight years, Jio Studios has assembled a library of over 160 films and series, with more than 60 titles winning over 500 awards. Other notable successes include Laapataa Ladies (India’s official Oscar entry 2025), Stree, Article 370, Shaitaan and Mrs.
The NAB unveiling marks another step in Jio Studios and Collective’s push to blend Indian storytelling talent with frontier technology proving that the future of cinema may well be both ancient in spirit and thoroughly modern in execution. For audiences who love epic tales with a fresh twist, Krishna promises to deliver divine drama, this time with a little help from the cloud.
