India has always been a popular destination for international productions, hosting everything from European independent films and British series, most recently ITV’s Beecham House and Netflix/BBC’s A Suitable Boy, to studio movies like Christopher Nolan’s Tenet and Netflix’s Chris Hemsworth-starrer Extraction.
In addition to the country’s oft-touted attractions – a skilled workforce, low costs, stunning landscapes and historical monuments – it also boasts a rich canon of English-language, India-set literature that the story-hungry streamers have been plundering in recent years. Netflix’s A Suitable Boy and The White Tiger, Apple TV+’s Shantaram and HBO’s upcoming seven-part series A Fine Balance, are all based on India-themed novels.
But the country has been pretty much off limits during the pandemic. It had a disruptive although mostly manageable first wave of Covid in 2020, which nonetheless deterred some international shoots, before shocking the world with a devastating...
In addition to the country’s oft-touted attractions – a skilled workforce, low costs, stunning landscapes and historical monuments – it also boasts a rich canon of English-language, India-set literature that the story-hungry streamers have been plundering in recent years. Netflix’s A Suitable Boy and The White Tiger, Apple TV+’s Shantaram and HBO’s upcoming seven-part series A Fine Balance, are all based on India-themed novels.
But the country has been pretty much off limits during the pandemic. It had a disruptive although mostly manageable first wave of Covid in 2020, which nonetheless deterred some international shoots, before shocking the world with a devastating...
- 8/9/2022
- by Liz Shackleton
- Deadline Film + TV
Production incentives for foreign films that shoot in India have been teased by government since Cannes last year. And again at the Film Bazaar last November. Now their introduction is being held up by the coronavirus and the widespread disruption to the film industry it has caused.
“We will announce as soon as shooting restarts,” said TCA Kalyani, Joint Secretary (Films) at India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, speaking Monday on a Cannes Market panel organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. She avoided revealing the all-important percentage of qualifying spending could be rebated, but nevertheless gave a couple of clues. She revealed that the incentives would cover co-productions as well as inbound foreign productions, and she said miniseries and series would be covered as well as feature films.
Producer Michael E. Ward said that meaningful location incentives in India could make the difference between shooting all...
“We will announce as soon as shooting restarts,” said TCA Kalyani, Joint Secretary (Films) at India’s Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, speaking Monday on a Cannes Market panel organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce & Industry. She avoided revealing the all-important percentage of qualifying spending could be rebated, but nevertheless gave a couple of clues. She revealed that the incentives would cover co-productions as well as inbound foreign productions, and she said miniseries and series would be covered as well as feature films.
Producer Michael E. Ward said that meaningful location incentives in India could make the difference between shooting all...
- 6/22/2020
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Myriad Pictures and Das Films have signed an exclusive deal with Us-based Dance Network on the upcoming dance feature Heartbeats that Myriad is selling at Afm.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
- 11/7/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Myriad Pictures and Das Films have signed an exclusive deal with Us-based Dance Network on the upcoming dance feature Heartbeats that Myriad is selling at Afm.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
Duane Adler, the creator behind Step Up, Step Up 2 and Save The Last Dance, will direct from his screenplay.
The story follows a feisty female American hip-hop dancer who travels to India with her family for a wedding and falls in love with a new style of dance and the young man who introduces it to her.
Dance Network is the first Ott subscription-based streaming-video service devoted entirely to dance programming.
Sriram Das produces through Das Films alongside Karine Martin through Mediabiz, Andrea Chung and Dileep Singh Rathore of On The Road India.
- 11/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ashutosh Gowariker has said that people from all over the world want to audition for his new film. The director, 46, revealed that he has received more than 3,700 applications, including more than 6,000 photos and videos, from people who want to appear in Buddha via the film's website buddha-movie.com. "The search for the actor to play the iconic role continues. I am going through the hundreds of auditions that have come in and I must say, we are getting closer to our Buddha," Gowariker told Mid Day. The filmmaker also claimed that the Buddha producers are assembling an internationally renowned technical team to work on the movie. "Producer Bhupendra Kumar Modi and co-producer Dileep Singh Rathore are leaving no stone unturned to give me technicians of my choice, that will help create 500 BC (more)...
- 5/25/2010
- by By Will Astbury
- Digital Spy
If the kind of team Ashutosh Gowariker is collaborating with on his next period epic, Buddha, is any indication, looks like he’s not sparing anything to ensure that it is a world-class product. Apart from bringing in acclaimed cinematographer, Karl Walter Lindenlaub (Independence Day, The Jackal, Maid in Manhattan, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), the filmmaker has brought on board many other renowned names. Joining them as co-producer and line producer is Dileep Singh Rathore who has two decades of experience, having handled movies such as City of Joy and Blood Diamond. April Ferry, who has been nominated at the Oscars, ...
- 5/25/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
If the kind of team Ashutosh Gowariker is collaborating with on his next period epic, Buddha, is any indication, looks like he’s not sparing anything to ensure that it turns out to be a world-class product. Apart from bringing in acclaimed cinematographer, Ashutosh Gowariker (Independence Day, The Jackal, Maid in Manhattan, The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian), the filmmaker has brought on board many other renowned names. Joining them as co-producer and line producer is Dileep Singh Rathore who has two decades of experience, having handled movies like the City of Joy, Blood Diamond and Peter Weir’s forthcoming film, The ...
- 5/24/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Even before his next film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey releases, Ashutosh Gowariker has already moved on to his big budget project Buddha. Produced by Dr.Bhupendra Kumar Modi and directed by Gowariker, Buddha tells the journey of Gautam Buddha right from when he was known as Prince Siddhartha to his moment of enlightenment when he became Buddha. While the hunt for the actor who will play the lead role is still on, it's quite interesting to note that the film will primarily have an all-international crew except production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai who has worked with Gowariker on most of his films. Some of the international crew members are:. David S. Ward (USA) - Screen writer (best known for his Oscar winning screenplay in The Sting and Sleepless in Seattle) Michel Shane (USA) - Executive Producer (who is known for having worked on films like I Robot and Catch Me If You Can...
- 5/22/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Even before his next film Khelein Hum Jee Jaan Sey releases, Ashutosh Gowariker has already moved on to his big budget project Buddha. Produced by Dr.Bhupendra Kumar Modi and directed by Gowariker, Buddha tells the journey of Gautam Buddha right from when he was known as Prince Siddhartha to his moment of enlightenment when he became Buddha. While the hunt for the actor who will play the lead role is still on, it's quite interesting to note that the film will primarily have an all-international crew except production designer Nitin Chandrakant Desai who has worked with Gowariker on most of his films. Some of the international crew members are:. David S. Ward (USA) - Screen writer (best known for his Oscar winning screenplay in The Sting and Sleepless in Seattle) Michel Shane (USA) - Executive Producer (who is known for having worked on films like I Robot and Catch Me If You Can...
- 5/22/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Ashutosh Gowariker is upping the meter for his latest vehicle Buddha. He has signed Karl Walter Lindenlaub, a German cinematographer, who has shot major Hollywood blockbusters like Independence Day, Stargate, Up-close & Personal, The Jackal and Chronicles of Narnia.Producer Dr Bhupender Modi confirms the announcement about Karl Walter and says, "Buddha is a truly global film and we needed a team that would have the right sensibility and can transcend language barriers."After the box-office dud What's Your Rashee, this upgrade must be a welcome breather for Ashutosh Gowariker, who adds, "The first important decision that Dr Modi took was to make Buddha in English. And that got me interested because I have always felt that when it comes to religion, you must cater to an international audience.The past two months of pre-production have been exciting. It is exhilarating to be working with Dop Karl Walter Lindenlaub.
- 5/12/2010
- Filmicafe
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