Jerome Paillard, the astute and amiable director of the
Amit Khanna, chairman of Reliance Big Entertainment, declared that RBE will invest US $1 billion by end 2009 in production, distribution, exhibition worldwide.
RBE has signed development deals with the companies of some of Hollywood's top star talent: Tom Hanks, George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Jim Carey.
Eros International, major distributor of Indian products, and Lionsgate, the filmed entertainment biggie, have signed up to monetise their treasure house of films. In the bargain, Eros will screen European/American features in India.