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- Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Vidya Balan performs at 18th Colors Screen Awards
- Ireland courts Bollywood with money-back guarantee
- Shahrukh Khan wants to work with Vidya Balan
- ‘The Dirty Picture’ sweeps top honours at Colors Screen Awards
| Shahrukh Khan, Katrina Kaif, Vidya Balan performs at 18th Colors Screen Awards Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:27 AM PST
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| Ireland courts Bollywood with money-back guarantee Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:18 AM PST
 As it seeks to lure more tourists from India, Ireland is betting big on the $15 billion Indian media and entertainment industry to shoot more films, documentaries and TV shows on its pristine locations with substantive tax cuts that can redeem up to 28 percent of costs. "We Irish are crazy about films like Indians. There are a variety of funding options for cinema productions in Ireland, not just to shoot films and TV shows, but also for post-production and animation," said Naoise Barry, commissioner with the Irish Film Board. "The major source of saving is what we call Section 481 tax incentive scheme under which 28 percent of qualifying expenses are refunded to producers. The main requirement is an Irish co-producer," Barry told IANS during a presentation on the Irish film industry. The top executive of the country's main film industry agency said they were particularly keen on the success of "Ek Tha Tiger", a film shot partially in Ireland last year with Salman Khan and Katarina Kaif in lead roles, produced by Yash Raj Films. It is set for release during Eid this August. "There was a major gain for the producers of 'Ek Tha Tiger'," said Barry, adding out of euro 2.1 million spent on shooting in Ireland, as much as euro 900,000 was refunded to the producers under Section 481 tax incentive scheme. "That's a 28-percent saving," he said, adding, producers also get other incentives, such as exemptions from value added tax and with-holding tax on the casts who are citizens of the member countries of the European Union. The scheme is funded by tax-saving bonds. The partnership with an Irish co-producer also resulted in "Ek Tha Tiger" rope in a 65-percent discount on road closure fee, a 60-percent cut in parking fee and a complete waiver of location fees. Directed by Kabir Kahn, the romantic thriller is the tale of a man sent to Dublin on a secret mission, who falls in love with a woman studying at a fictional dance academy at Trinity College. The co-producers arranged for shoots at some famous Dublin locations for spectacular song-and-dance sequences and stunts such as the Trinity College, the Quays, South King Street, Mount Street, the Shelbourne Hotel, Temple Bar and St Stephen's Green. According to Barry, an Irish co-producer also helps their counterparts from overseas in all stages of production, such as butgeting, scouting of locations, scheduling of the shoots, casting, crewing and post-production. "We are a pretty big industry. The audio visual content production in Ireland is worth over around euro 550 million. This industry employs more than 6,000 people, with 560 small and medium enterprises operating in the sector. Over the past 20 years, Ireland hosted a number of successful international productions such as "Braveheart", "Saving Private Ryan", "Michael Collins", "PS I Love You" and "Leap Year". One of the main reasons why Ireland has been giving these incentives is not just to lure shooting of films that can result in significant part-time employment for its residents, but to also attract tourists into the country, said Barry. "We found that 18 percent of tourists who came to Ireland in 2008 came after seeing a film that has been shot in Ireland. Their contribution to tourism spent was as high as euro 369 million," Barry told IANS. Some 100,000 Indians visit Irland each year, even though there are no direct flights. – IANS  |
| Shahrukh Khan wants to work with Vidya Balan Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:16 AM PST
 Bollywood superstar Shahrukh Khan says he is looking forward to working with Vidya Balan. "She is a wonderful actor. I haven't seen 'The Dirty Picture' but I will see it tomorrow. I have seen 'Ishqiya' on DVD and I just loved her performance. I have also seen 'Paa'," Shah Rukh told reporters. "Apart from being a marvelous actress, I think all these girls are such huge stars. I believe girls are very hard working compared to boys. I hope I get a chance to work with her," he added. Vidya too seemed to be thrilled at the prospect. "Why not, I would love to work with him," she replied when asked about working with Shah Rukh. Shah Rukh Khan is presently working on his next untitled film with Yash Raj Films, where he will share screen space with Katrina Kaif. Vidya is busy promoting her next film "Kahaani". – IANS  |
| ‘The Dirty Picture’ sweeps top honours at Colors Screen Awards Posted: 16 Jan 2012 09:14 AM PST
 "The Dirty Picture" shared the best film trophy with "Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara". Ranbir Kapoor won the best actor award for his role in "Rockstar", while singing legend Asha Bhosle was honoured with the lifetime achievement award at a gala event here. Saif Ali Khan bagged the best supporting actor award for his convincing performance as a Dalit in "Aarakshan" and Aditi Rao Hydari walked away with the best supporting actress trophy for her role in "Ye Saali Zindagi". Prashat Narayan won the best actor in a negative role award for "Murder 2″ and Priyanka Chopra was given the best actress in a negative role for her critically acclaimed performance as a femme fatale who knocks off her husbands in "7 Khoon Maaf". In the music category, A.R. Rahman won the best music director for his rocking music in "Rockstar", while Mohit Chauhan won the best male singer trophy for the song "Phir se ud chala" in the musical romantic saga. Best female playback singer award was given to Shreya Goshal for singing the chartbuster "Ooh la la" in "The Dirty Picture". IANS  |
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