Page 27 - Indian Film Industry
Bollywood seeks to move past Covid-19 with $135 million film deal
Record label and Bollywood major T-Series, along with tycoon Anil Ambani's Reliance Entertainment Ltd. have agreed to jointly develop more than 10 features over the next 36 months
 "Bollywood seeks to move past Covid-19 with $135 million film deal")
YRF conducts second phase of vaccination for film industry workers
Yash Raj Films has initiated the second phase of the vaccination drive that will have thousands of workers from the Hindi film fraternity get their first and second jabs of the Covid-19 vaccine
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Saira Banu hospitalised due to low BP, doctor says doing fine now
Veteran actor Saira Banu was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of a hospital here earlier this week following complaints of low blood pressure and is doing well now, a hospital official said
 "Saira Banu hospitalised due to low BP, doctor says doing fine now")
Kolkata: What makes the City of Joy a favourite shooting destination
The City of Joy is currently busy hosting back-to-back shooting schedules of films with actors from different parts of the nation.
 "Kolkata: What makes the City of Joy a favourite shooting destination")
Amazon eyes potential stake in Indian film, media biz; Inox denies report
Amazon.com Inc's India arm is in talks with several domestic players in film and media distribution including cinema chain Inox Leisure Ltd for a potential stake, the Indian Express newspaper reported
 "Amazon eyes potential stake in Indian film, media biz; Inox denies report")
Best of BS Opinion: Making of BJP's social rules, Covid-19 vaccines & more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday
 "Best of BS Opinion: Making of BJP's social rules, Covid-19 vaccines & more")
Hard knocks for soft power
The state is tightening its control over what we read, watch, hear or laugh at, says Vanita Kohli-Khandekar. Why not facilitate our soft power instead of clamping down on its strengths?
Pandemic has broken film music's hold over biz: Universal's Devraj Sanyal
Till the pandemic struck in March 2020, film music was over 70 per cent of the market. The restrictions around Covid meant that not many new films or music were released
 "Pandemic has broken film music's hold over biz: Universal's Devraj Sanyal")
Remembering Dilip Kumar, the legendary actor, who has bowed out at 98
Dilip Kumar was Indian cinema's first and most influential Khan - an extraordinary force that inspired generations of actors
 "Remembering Dilip Kumar, the legendary actor, who has bowed out at 98")
Big screen battles
Book review of Bollywood Does Battle: The War Movie and the Indian Popular Imagination
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Best of BS Opinion: DHFL resolution, the collapse of Indian cinema & more
Here are the best of Business Standard's opinion pieces for Friday
 "Best of BS Opinion: DHFL resolution, the collapse of Indian cinema & more")
The collapse of Indian cinema
More than two-third of Indian cinema's revenues were wiped out last year
The Covid effect: Pandemic has enhanced creative output of Indian cinema
As they try to figure out what is possible and what isn't, Indian filmmakers, writers, technicians and actors are pushing the boundaries of their craft.
 "The Covid effect: Pandemic has enhanced creative output of Indian cinema")
Scrapping of FCAT: Film industry gets another blow amid Covid-19 pandemic
The five-member statutory body set up in 1983 has for 37 years been the voice of reason that read badly worded CBFC orders and tried to create a middle ground where filmmakers and babus could meet
 "Scrapping of FCAT: Film industry gets another blow amid Covid-19 pandemic")
Big screen goes blank: Five movies delayed as Covid-19 lockdown curbs grow
Maharashtra has localised lockdowns and night curfew in place; and restrictions are increasing in states such as Punjab, Madhya Pradesh and Delhi as the daily caseload increases
 "Big screen goes blank: Five movies delayed as Covid-19 lockdown curbs grow")
A regulatory trap for storytellers
Since streaming video had no constraints, it offered storytellers phenomenal creative freedom. That is what got in the viewers, got them to subscribe and kept them there
Making a show of outrage, once again
The controversy over Bombay Begums makes one thing clear: India desperately needs transparent regulation for streaming services
 "Making a show of outrage, once again")
Rising Covid-19 cases likely to delay biz recovery of PVR, Inox Leisure
Permission to operate at full capacity, healthy content pipeline fuel optimism
 "Rising Covid-19 cases likely to delay biz recovery of PVR, Inox Leisure")
Film industry marks landmark Monday with govt nod to 100% occupancy
The film industry was battered by the pandemic-induced lockdowns
 "Film industry marks landmark Monday with govt nod to 100% occupancy")
100% occupancy will be allowed in theatres from Feb 1: Prakash Javadekar
Adequate physical distancing, mandatory face masks and sanitisation of auditorium after every screening are among the latest SOPs issued by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Sunday
 "100% occupancy will be allowed in theatres from Feb 1: Prakash Javadekar")