Bollywood

Learning Marketing From The Drum Solo

Authored by Rohit Bhargava on June 18, 2007 - 10:57am.
Last night I saw a drum solo as part of the A.R. Rahman concert here in DC.  For those who don't know, A.R. Rahman is as close as any modern day man can get to being a god in India.  He is the music composer (and sometimes voice) behind many of the most popular Bollywood films.  The concert presented an evening of his music from many films and was hugely popular here in DC - with people lining up outside and dancing in the aisles throughout the show. 

Brightcove to Distribute Day-and-Date Bollywood Film for Rajshri

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on December 4, 2006 - 3:18pm.
Boston - Brightcove, a provider of Internet TV delivery technology, announced on Monday that Indian entertainment producer Rajshri will use its service for the online premiere of the Bollywood movie "Vivah" day and date with its theatrical release. The film will be available for download with a 72-hour rental license at Rajshri.com and Brightcove.com

Indian Online DVD Rental Service Seventymm Raises $7 Million

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on September 21, 2006 - 8:39am.
Bangalore, India - Seventymm, an online DVD rental service in India, has received a $7 million investment from Matrix Partners India. Bangalore-based Seventymm currently claims 7,500 customers, and stocks a catalog of more than 10,000 DVD titles; the company aims to count 1 million subscribers within five years. Seventymm will use the funds to expand its service into additional cities in India.

Movielink Adds EROS Bollywood Titles to Web VOD Service

Authored by Mark Hefflinger on May 30, 2006 - 1:08pm.
Santa Monica, Calif. - Movielink, an Internet video-on-demand joint venture between a number of Hollywood movie studios, announced on Tuesday an agreement with Bollywood film distributor EROS International.