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Zee Studios comes on board to release the internationally acclaimed Love Sonia
MUMBAI: On the heels of success of their latest film, Dhadak, Zee Studios comes on board to release one of the most intriguing films based on human trafficking, Love Sonia, on September 14, 2018 which has got standing ovations across screenings.
Alongside marquee films, Zee Studios has always believed in also backing content-driven cinema. Following successful films under their banner such as Secret Superstar, Parmanu, and most recently, Dhadak, the studio is now all set to release this powerful film.
Director Tabrez Noorani expresses, “I am extremely happy to associate with Zee Studios, they have put their night behind content driven cinema and I am glad now they will be releasing Love Sonia in India. Both Amar, our Co- Producer, David and I are elated to have Zee Studios on board.”
On the association, Shariq Patel, CEO, Zee Studios shares, “As a studio, we believe in backing stories that need to be told, and support strong content that stays with audiences even after they leave the theatres. We are happy to come on board to release such a powerful story like Love Sonia.”
Executive producer of the film Shalini Thackeray says, “I am extremely happy to have Zee studios partner with us again . We have made a very successful team earlier will replicate the same with Love Sonia . The movie is extremely important to us and it is good to have partners that believe in the content and want to make sure that it will reach out to the audiences in India.”
The film is a hard-hitting story of a 17 year old girl who risks her life to rescue her sister from a vicious human trafficking network across India, Hong Kong and Los Angeles.
Tamasha Talkies and Samraaj Talkies in association with India Take One Productions, Cinemantra Entertainment & Dynasty Consulting Group are presenting Love Sonia. The film is Tabrez Noorani’s directorial debut, produced by the Academy Award nominated producer of Life of Pi, David Womark andTabrez Noorani. Co-produced by Amar Butala and Executive Producers include Shalini Thackeray, Deepak Nayar and Pravesh Sahni. The Dynasty Consulting Group was instrumental in setting up the movie.
The film has a strong ensemble cast including Manoj Bajpayee, Richa Chadha, Rajkummar Rao, Anupam Kher, Sai Tamhankar, Adil Hussain, Demi Moore, Mark Duplass with Freida Pinto and introducing Mrunal Thakur and Riya Sisodiya.
Presented by Zee Studios, Love Sonia releases on 14th September 2018.
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Ellison takes his Paramount-Warner Bros case straight to theater owners
The Skydance chief goes to CinemaCon with promises and a skeptical crowd waiting
CALIFORNIA: David Ellison strode into a room packed with thousands of cinema owners and executives at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on Thursday and did something rather bold: he looked them in the eye and asked them to trust him.
The chief executive of Paramount Skydance vowed that his company would release a minimum of 30 films a year if regulators greenlight its proposed $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery, a deal that has made theater owners deeply, and loudly, nervous.
“I wanted to look every single one of you in the eye and give you my word,” Ellison told the crowd. “Once we combine with Warner Bros, we are going to make a minimum of 30 films annually across both studios.”
It was a confident pitch. Whether it landed is another matter. Cinema operators have already called on regulators to block the deal, and scepticism in the room was hardly concealed.
Ellison pushed back by pointing to recent form. Paramount, born from the merger of Paramount Global and Skydance Media last August, plans to release 15 films this year, nearly double the eight it put out in 2025. Progress, he argued, was already underway.
He also threw theater owners a bone they have long been chasing: all films, he pledged, would run exclusively in cinemas for a minimum of 45 days, drawing applause from a crowd that has spent years fighting for exactly that commitment across the industry.
“People can speculate all they want,” Ellison said, “but I am standing here today telling you personally that you can count on our complete commitment. And we’ll show you we mean it.”
Fine words. The regulators, however, will have the last one.
