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Zee Music Company acquires music rights of UTV-Disney & Balaji’s films
MUMBAI: Zee Music Company (ZMC), which completes a year of operations, has acquired the music rights of UTV-Disney and Balaji Motion Pictures’ upcoming movies for the year 2015-16.
ZMC will be releasing the music for Disney’s ABCD2, UTV’s Fitoor and Katti Batti and Balaji Motion Pictures’ Flying Jatt and Kya Super Kool Hai Hum 3.
ZMC head Anurag Bedi said, “It has been a phenomenal year for us and we are very happy with our decision to enter the music space. We are elated to be associated with two of the finest studios – UTV Disney and Balaji Motion Pictures – who have consistently delivered successful movies and music over the years. Meanwhile, we continue to work towards a fantastic year ahead with an exciting line-up of movies starting this summer. Among our new titles are Gabbar is Back, Piku, Kuch Kuch Locha hai, Bombay Velvet, Ishqedarriyaan, Singh Is Bling, Tina And Lolo, and Jazbaa. In addition to that, 30 new projects will be announced soon.”
Disney India VP and head, marketing and distribution studios Amrita Pandey opined, “We are happy to associate with Zee Music Company on our movies. Our upcoming slate has highly anticipated movies, like Disney’s ABCD 2 and UTV’s Fitoor and Katti Batti and with these movies we will deliver on our promise of providing audiences with great stories and music.”
Balaji Motion Pictures group CEO Sameer Nair added, “Music is a key driver for audiences across, as a studio we believe this creative synergy will be productive. The aim has always been to entertain, entertain and only entertain. We’re looking forward to this enthralling journey with Zee Music Company.”
Last year, ZMC bagged the rights to films like Holiday, Mary Kom, Humshakals, Bang Bangand Shaukeens amongst others. In all, the company acquired music rights to more than 40 Hindi movies from studios like from Viacom18 Motion Pictures and Fox Star Studios as well as 15 Marathi films in 2014.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
