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Eros International acquires global distribution rights for Vipul Shah’s much-awaited 'Namastey London'
25/01/2007
Thursday, 25 January 2007: Bollywood’s leading media and entertainment company, Eros International announces that it has acquired the global distribution rights for “Namastey London”, which is directed and produced by Vipul Shah and co-produced by Ad Labs. Eros International has acquired all rights to the film on a global basis.
“Namastey London” stars Akshay Kumar as Arjun, a tough but fun loving farmer from Punjab who is trying to make a success of his arranged married to sophisticated English Rose Jasmeet Singh. Jasmeet, aka Jazz, played by the beautiful Katrina Kaif, is determined to cherish her love for her British boyfriend Charlie Brown. Namastey London is an emotional drama told in a light vein. Is love about giving or taking? Will Indian values surrender to Western upbringing? Will Jazz or Jasmeet prevail?
Eros’ first co-production ‘Waqt – A Race Against Time’ – the UK’s top Bollywood grosser for 2005 - was also a Vipul Shah directorial venture.
Eros will also release the Music soundtrack for “Namastey London” with 18 tracks including lounge remix versions. Award winning Music Director Himesh Reshammiya has given music to the film.
Eros will release “Namastey London” globally on March 9, 2007.
After the success of the critically acclaimed Othello inspired “Omkara”, Eros has three global releases in the run up to March 2007 – “Salaam-E-Ishq”, “Eklavya” and “Namastey London”.
Official Website - www.namasteylondon.com
About Eros International plc
Eros International plc, an integrated media and entertainment Company, is a global player in the Bollywood arena. Eros operates on a vertically integrated studio model - producing films as well as distributing films across formats globally via cinemas, home entertainment, television formats and new media.
Established in 1977, Eros International has three decades of market leadership as an international owner-distributor of Indian films. The company operates in over 50 countries with worldwide offices in India, UK, USA, Dubai, Australia, Fiji and Isle of Man. It has built a business model around the release of new films and the exploitation of a film library containing more than 1,300 titles, making it one of the largest content owners in the business.
Other business streams include high-definition DVDs, mobile downloads and on-demand digital online services.
For more information visit www.erosintl.com
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