Hollywood, Bollywood piracy together

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Washington, (IANS) The American entertainment industry wants to join hands with India to eliminate counterfeiting and piracy that costs Bollywood an estimated loss of $4 billion and 800,000 direct jobs each year.
Leading entertainment companies from Hollywood and Bollywood came together at an India super-session show organised by the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) of America in Las Vegas, Nevada.
"Now that we've quantified the losses, we're working with government and industry to eliminate counterfeiting and piracy at the source," said Greg Kalbaugh, director and counsel at US India Business Council (USIBC), an advocacy group seeking to advance India-US commercial ties.
"The first step is supporting India's adoption of sensible legislation which regulates the production of optical discs. That will have an immediate impact on the rates of counterfeiting and piracy," he said."The Indian entertainment industry is growing at a combined annual rate of over 18 percent and companies at the NAB show have shown enormous interest in collaborating with India," said Farokh T. Balsara, national sector leader, Media and Entertainment for Ernst & Young-India.
"The USIBC-FICCI Bollywood-Hollywood Initiative has raised expectations that the very real concerns over counterfeiting and piracy will be addressed, leading directly to the generation of additional jobs and revenue," he said leading the session "India's Entertainment Economy: From Emerging to Surging."Kalbaugh said: "Every time we discuss the Bollywood-Hollywood Initiative, additional stakeholders come out of the woodwork with their own story about how piracy and counterfeiting have impacted their business.
""Las Vegas has been no different - I've been approached by content providers, distributors, producers, and financiers, all of whom have the same story: counterfeiting and piracy are killing our industry and it's about time we banded together to put a stop to it.""The Hollywood-Bollywood Initiative has really touched a nerve, and companies in the US and India are lining up to offer their support," said Kalbaugh.The discussions the at the show were held in the backdrop of a USIBC study on 'The Effects of Counterfeiting and Piracy on India's Entertainment Industry', commissioned as part of the USIBC-FICCI Bollywood-Hollywood Initiative. The study, prepared for USIBC by Ernst & Young India, demonstrates that India's burgeoning entertainment industry loses as much as 4 billion US dollars and 800,000 direct jobs each year due to counterfeiting and piracy.The USIBC-FICCI Bollywood-Hollywood Initiative promotes the sustainable growth and convergence underway between the entertainment industries of the US and India.

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Fantastic Four

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Release Date:8 July 2005 (USA) more

Tagline:4 times the action. 4 times the adventure. 4 times the fantastic. more

Plot Outline:
A group of astronauts gain superpowers after a cosmic radiation exposure and must use them to oppose the plans of their enemy, Doctor Victor Von Doom more

Awards:11 nominations more

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Shahid steals Saif's ex-girlfriend

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Shahid Kapoor is so over Kareena. Reams are being written about the potential girls who can fill the void in Shahid's life. So who is the new girl... Amrita, Sania Mirza or Vidya Balan?
Sorry to disappoint you, but none of the above. Instead, we saw him with Rozza Katallano, Saif Ali Khan's ex- girlfriend, at a coffee shop of a suburban five-star where the two were engaged in a deep conversation.
This is not the first time that Shahid was spotted spending time with the Italian model Rozza. It may be recalled that Shahid had chosen to ignore the rumours of Bebo's closeness with Saif, but later, Rozza was the one who confirmed that it was indeed true.
Consequently, Shahid and Rozza became very good friends and have been constantly in touch with each other.
Ask Shahid if he is ready to mingle again and he tells, "Yes, I’m also hearing all these stories about me. Sometime, I’m caught watching movie with Amrita or having coffee with someone. I think, I will have to get a girl friend very soon."
So is he ready to fall in love again? "Absolutely," he gushes and adds, "It’s a lovely feeling to be loved cared by someone. I’m sure something will happen soon, I can sense it. I will find love again.
After her split with Saif, Rozza has been frequently seen in the party circuit, she was also linked with Vivek Oberoi. According to sources close to Rozza she is now staying with a friend in Andheri and hunting for an apartment. Copy @ santabanta

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Information about Bollywood actor Amitabh Bachchan

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Recognised recently as the Superstar of the Millennium, this man is quite simply a phenomenon. For the last two and a half decades, he has reigned supreme on India's silver screen and in the process, redefined standards of excellence in acting and professionalism. Arguably one of the most recognized faces in India, Big B has touched the heart of millions. Embarking on a career in cinema with a little known film Saat Hindustani in '69, Amitabh Bachchan soon shot into limelight with his performances in Deewar, Zanjeer, Muqaddar Ka Sikandar and the blockbuster Sholay. His angry young man persona on screen has ignited many a blockbuster, leading to scores of box office records. A freak accident on the sets of the movie Coolie had millions of his fans worried and praying for his life. Amitabh made forays into new territory, politics to lend support to his friend Rajiv Gandhi only to return to mainstream cinema, few years later. Though his comeback hasn't been so electrifying he has a spate of films lined up for the ensuing year. Son of well-known poet Harivansh Rai Bachan and Teji Bachchan, Amitabh is married to actress Jaya Bhaduri. Amtitabh Bachchan's famous Television show was "Kaun Banegaa Crorepathi". His son is also an actor.

First Name : Amitabh
Last Name : Bachchan
Birth Date : 11th October 1942Star Sign : Libra

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Nepali super star Rajesh Hamal

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उनै नायक, नेपाली सिने दुनियाँमा डेढ दशक यता निरन्तर स्थापित छन् । 'युगदेखि युगसम्म' बाट थालेको अभिनय यात्रा 'ट्रयाक्सी ड्राइभर'सम्म आइपुग्दा उनि अभिनित सिनेमाको संख्या १ सय ७५ नाघिसकेछ । ढल्किदो उमेरले पछिल्लो समयमा केही प्रभावित पारेको त छ । यद्यपी लामो अनुभूति र अनुभवले नयाँ सम्भावनातिर पनि उत्तिकै डोर्‍याएको छ । तिनै नायक राजेश हमालसँग फिल्मनेपाल डट कमका लागि लक्ष्मण सुवेदीले गरेको कुराकानी :
लामो समय सिनेमाकै लागि खर्चिनुभो, कस्ता अनुभूति बटुल्नुभो ? अलिकति बाढौं न ।
अभिनययात्रा थालेको सोह्र-सत्र वर्ष नाघिसकेछ । सुरुवातका दिनमा निरन्तरतकाकै चिन्ता थियो, टिक्न सकिने हो या होइन भन्ने । यति लामो यात्रामा निरन्तर लाग्न सकेकोमा अहिले खुशीको अनुभूति त पक्कै छ । तर, सबै कुरामा सन्तुष्ट हुने ठाउँ भने छैन । उ बेला थोरै संख्यामा सिनेमा बन्थे । पछि संख्या बढ्दै गयो । तर, स्तर खासै बढेको छैन । यतिका वर्ष पछि पनि हामी उस्तै प्रविधिमा उनै कथाबस्तुमा सिनेमा बनाउँछौं । यसैमा उदेक लाग्छ ।
पछिल्लो दशकमा नायककै रुपमा थुप्रै युवा सिने दुनियाँमा भित्रिए । टिकिरहन भने सबैजसोलाई हम्मे पर्‍यो । तर, तपाई भने डेढ दशकसम्म स्थापित रहिरहनु भयो । गुदी कुरा के हो ?
कलाकारिता आफैमा असुरक्षित पेशा हो । कुनै कालखन्डमा कसैले अवसर पाउनुले यो अर्थ राख्र्दैन कि उसले सधैं आफुलाई टिकाइरहन सक्छ । समय र भाग्यको पनि तालमेल हुनुपर्छ । यो अर्थमा म आफुलाई निकै भाग्यमानी ठान्दछु । यतिका वर्षसम्म पनि दर्शकहरुले एकैनाश मनपराएका छन् । साँच्चै, कलाक्षेत्रमा अचम्मको प्रजातन्त्र छ । हैकमले हैन दर्शकले मन पराए मात्र टिक्न सकिन्छ । राजनीतिमा भन्दा पनि शुद्ध प्रजातन्त्र ।
आफ्नै अभिनयमा कत्तिको सन्तुष्टी लाग्छ ?
आफ्नो भूमिका भएका सिनेमालाई बस्तुगत रुपमा मुल्यांकन गर्ने गरेको छु । अहो, मेरो अभिनय छ भन्दा पनि समग्रमा सिनेमा कस्तो बनेको छ भन्नेमा महत्व दिन्छु । कुनैमा राम्रो पनि हुन्छ र कुनैमा त्रुटि पनि । प्रायः आफ्नो कामबाट असन्तष्ट नै बढि छु । निर्माण सकिएपछि अलि बढि समय दिन पाएको भए अझै राम्रो हुन्थ्यो कि जस्तो लाग्छ ।
नायककै रुपमा यतिका वर्ष विते । अब त बिश्राम लिने बेला भएन र ?
बिश्राम त नचाहेर पनि ढिलो चाडो लिनै पर्छ । तर, यतिका वर्ष लागिपरेको क्षेत्र चटक्कै छोडन भने सजिलो छैन । नायकको रुपमा त भन्न सकिन्न तर निर्देशकको रुपमा भने हातखुच्चा चलेसम्म काम गर्ने धोको छ ।
उसो भयो नायक राजेश हमाललाई अबका दिनमा निर्देशकका रुपमा चिनिने छ ?
अभिनयपछिको मेरो रुचि नै निर्देशन हो । मनसिक रुपमा सिनेमा निर्देशनको लागि तयार भइरहेको छु । मात्र अनुकुल समयको पर्खाइमा छु । अहिले अभिनेताकै रुपमै ब्यस्त छु । निर्देशन थालेपछि एउटै सिनेमाका लागि सात-आठ महिना खर्चिनुपर्छ । अहिले यति समय मसँग छैन । यद्यपी प्रारम्भीक तयारी थालीसकेको छु । थुप्रै कथा छानैटमा छन् । त्यसमध्ये एउटाको लागि गृहकार्यमा जुटेको छु ।
सुरु चाँही कहिलेबाट गर्ने त ?
इच्छा त यसै बर्षभित्र सुरु गर्ने छ । आफूले निर्देशन गर्ने चलचित्रमा आफै नायक बन्ने सोच पनि छ । ढिलो भयो भने मेरो जवानीले साथ नदेला की भन्ने पनि डर छ । प्राविधिक रुपमा अलि स्तरिय सिनेमाको निर्देशन यसै वर्ष सूरु गर्छु ।
भरखरैको लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलनमा सबैक्षेत्रबाट उत्रिए । केही सिनेकर्मी पनि थिए । तर, तपाईलाई त देखिएन नि ?
कलाकारको हिसाबले लोकतान्त्रिक आन्दोलनमा मेरो आफ्नै तरीकाले समर्थन थियो । किनकी सबैभन्दा बढी प्रजातन्त्र त हामी कलाकारहरुलाई चाहिन्छ । आफ्नो पेशा, स्थानबाट मेरो लोकतन्त्रप्रति पूर्ण समर्थन थियो र छ पनि । सडकमा नउत्रदैमा सर्मथन नभएको भनने होइन ।
पछिल्लो राजनीतिक विकासक्रम प्रति तपाईको भनाइ के छ ?
राजनीति एकदमै अस्तिर छ । तर पनि केही आशाका किरण देखिएका छन् । जनताले खोजेको शान्तिको बाटोमा देश लम्किसकेको छ । तै पनि ढुक्क भइहाल्न भने सकिँदैन ।
एक्लो जिन्दगी कहिलेसम्म ? अझै लगन जुरेन र ?
बिहे यही उमेरमा नै गर्नूपर्छ भन्ने कहीँ छैन । मेरो आफ्नै बिचारमा अझै पनि बिहेको बेला भएको छैन । हेर्दै जाऊँ, मेरो बिहेको लगन जुर्न पनि सक्छ नजुर्न पनि सक्छ । बिहे नै गर्दिन भन्ने चाहिँ होइन । भए छ भने राम्रै होला । भएन भने पनि....।






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