Opinion

The Cannes Smirk

Indian films missing in action at a world celebration, for the fifth time

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The Cannes Smirk
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Outlook
Devdas
The Cannes harvest was as good as ever:
Indiana Jones
Che,
Maradona
The Class
Waltzing with Bashir
Outlook
Three Monkeys
The Silence of Lorna
My Magic
"The trouble with Indian cinema,"
Evening Standard
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.
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