Walt Disney acquires TZP video rights for US, UK market

MUMBAI: Walt Disney has bought the overseas home video rights of Aamir Khan‘s Taare Zameen Par from UTV Motion Pictures for Rs 70 million.

This is the first time that Walt Disney will be distributing a Bollywood film across its home video network. UTV holds the distribution rights of TZP.

“UTV has sold the home video rights of TZP to Walt Disney for the US, UK, Canada and the Australian market,” confirms UTV Motion Pictures director Siddharth Roy Kapoor.

UTV is in talks to sell the home video rights of the film in India. Says Kapoor, “We are in negotiations with various companies including Tips for this.”