- Will Debut Day and Date in 22 Countries at Christmas.
MUMBAI, India, Dec. 22 /CNW/ - In an unprecedented manner for a Bollywood
title, the Aamir Khan starrer 'Ghajini', written and directed by the acclaimed
A.R. Murugadoss, will add a further 22 countries to its huge India release
pattern on December 25th. Orchestrated by BIG Pictures, the motion pictures
brand of Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd, the widely anticipated remake will
premiere day and date in over 300 cinemas. The original Tamil language film
was a box office and critical success, garnering the Best Actress Award for
Asin Thottumkal at the South India Filmfare Awards, who also stars in the
remake.
'Ghajini' features amazing new music from Golden Globe(R) nominee (Best
Original Score - 'Slumdog Millionaire') and Andrew Lloyd Webber collaborator
A.R. Rahman, with lyrics by Prasoon Joshi.
The key markets are the UAE with 36 prints, the US and Canada with 112
prints and the UK with 65 prints. The film will also open simultaneously in
Norway, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Belgium, South Africa, Australia, New
Zealand, Hong Kong and Singapore.
"There has been a very high response from exhibitors to 'Ghajini', with
keen anticipation from the media and public alike. Aamir Khan has been off the
screen for almost a year and his fan base cannot wait, having already pushed
the soundtrack up on the charts," Says Jawahar Sharma, COO, International
Distribution, BIG Pictures.
"'Ghajini' is by far the most awaited film of 2008. With the storyline
revolving around short term memory loss, with all the excitement and intrigue
imaginable, we are hopeful of meeting the audiences' expectation this holiday
season. We are confident of the team at BIG Pictures and have completely
backed their vision for promoting the film overseas," said producers Madhu
Mantena and Tagore Madhu.
For more information on the film log on to http://www.rememberghajini.com
Boiler Plate:
Reliance BIG Entertainment Ltd. (RBEL) (http://www.rbe.co.in ) is the
flagship media and entertainment arm of Indian conglomerate, Reliance Anil
Dhirubhai Ambani Group (R-ADAG), (http://www.relianceada.com) with significant
presence in film entertainment (film production, distribution, and
exhibition), broadcasting and new media ventures.
With investments over USD 1 billion in its Filmed Entertainment business
RBEL's motion picture brand BIG Pictures has built a formidable film
production slate in Hindi, English & other Indian languages, which it markets
& distributes worldwide. The slate has projects with leading production houses
and marquee Indian directors like Vidhu Vinod Chopra, David Dhawan, Indra
Kumar, Ravi Chopra, Farhan Akhtar, Sudhir Mishra. Shaji N. Karun, Shyam
Benegal, Rituparno Ghosh, Buddhadev Dasgupta, M.S Sathyu & Amol Palekar.
On the Hollywood slate, BIG Pictures has development silos with Nicolas
Cage's Saturn Productions, Jim Carrey's JC 23 Entertainment, George Clooney's
Smokehouse Productions, Chris Columbus' 1492 Pictures, Tom Hank's Playstone
Productions, Brad Pitt's Plan B Entertainment and Jay Roache's Everyman
Pictures.
For further information: Preeti Puri Sharma, Vice President, PR, Big
Pictures, preeti.purisharma@relianceada.com
