With this, they have bagged the rights for all ARR 's forthcoming Hindi movies...
On Fri, Jun 13, 2008 at 6:49 PM, Gopal Srinivasan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > T-Series acquires the Music Rights of 20 films from UTV > > By Bollywood Hungama News Network, June 13, 2008 - 17:38 IST > This can probably be touted as one of the biggest landmark deals in the > Indian Music industry, which has seen a resurgence over the past few > months. According to reliable sources, music label major T-Series, run > by music baron Bhushan Kumar, has acquired the music rights for 20 > forthcoming films of UTV Motion Pictures at a whopping Rs. 27.50 > crores, in what is arguably the biggest music deal in the industry. > > Some of the major titles include Dilli 6 of Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra > starring Abhishek Bachchan and Sonam Kapoor at Rs. 5 crores, Main Aur Mrs > Khanna starring Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor at Rs. 6 crores. It is learnt > that two films starring Shahid Kapoor were closed at Rs. 3.5 crores > each. > > UTV Motion Pictures is one of India's largest integrated film studios > and has had a record year at the box office in the current year, with > films like Jodhaa Akbar and the critically acclaimed Aamir in recent times. > The studio had ventured into the music business by launching its own label > UTV Music with Jodhaa Akbar, however, had Sony BMG distributing Aamir and > with this partnership has possibly entered into a strategic relationship > with the leader in the industry, T-Series. > > Music has been an integral component of Bollywood not just in terms of > content, but indeed in marketing of the film and getting an encouraging > opening. When Bollywood Hungama contacted T-Series to confirm and ask if > their marketing initiatives > had resulted in this acquisition, they refused to comment. We will be > tracking this alliance and will have more for you very soon. > > http://www.indiafm.com/news/2008/06/13/11557/index.html > > > -- regards, Vithur HELP EVER; HURT NEVER; LOVE ALL; SERVE ALL
