In Beauty and the Beast, Disney's film set in France, Britain's Emma Watson, starring as Belle, wears a beautiful, delicately hand embroidered bodice created by India's artisans. "They used a technique called 'Aari work' which is a very fine chain stitch traditional to the Kutch area of Gujarat," said assistant...
Bollywood Star Leads Major U.S. Show Quantico
Bollywood actress and former Miss World, Priyanka Chopra, toplines upcoming Fox Star India’s ABC drama Quantico. “Quantico will be available to Indian audiences almost immediately after its U.S. airing,” Chopra said. The Hollywood Reporter states that Chopra was signed to a talent holding deal with ABC Studios in 2014, after...
Disney India Supplies Bollywood Talent to Beauty and the Beast
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Disney India has launched its live entertainment unit with a local musical adaptation of Beauty and the Beast. The English-language production comes as Disney is re-booting its Beauty and the Beast franchise with a new, live-action version of the story, starring Emma Watson and Dan...
Hooq Launches Video-on-Demand Services in India
Video-on-demand service Hooq, backed by Warner Bros., Sony Pictures and Singapore telecom’s Singtel launches this June. The ad-free service will broadcast Hollywood and Indian content at a monthly price of $3.20. “Hooq brings to India the biggest Hollywood catalog where customers can look forward to more than 5,000 Hollywood movies and...
Twitter Acquires Indian Mobile Startup
Twitter Inc., has announced it will acquire Indian mobile phone marketing start-up ZipDial as the U.S. microblogging service looks to expand in the world's second-biggest mobile market. The deal is said to be in the region of $30 million. One of the founders of ZipDial is California-born Valerie Wagoner who...
Disney Ties-Up With Vodafone in India
The entertainment giant Walt Disney Co teamed-up with the telecom operator Vodafone to launch games and apps in India. Disney India's interactive business will power Vodafone's games and apps on both feature and smartphones. "Our endeavor has always been to provide engaging games to existing and new users in India through multiple...