Saturday, October 14, 2006

Tim Mewton Chooses Neha Dhupia for Hollywood Commercial

Hollywood director Tim Mewton has completed production on a major new TV commercial starring Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia. The commercial was shot over several days in Beverly Hills and features glamorous shots of Indian beauty Neha, showcasing her stunning looks to promote a new line of luxury skin care products.Tim Mewton was chosen to direct the high-profile commercial thanks to the success of his numerous TV shows and commercials, which have aired in over 120 countries around the world. Tim’s award-winning TV projects have seen him work with many A-List Hollywood stars, including Tom Cruise, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Russell Crowe, Jennifer Lopez, Johnny Depp, Clint Eastwood, Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Leonardo DiCaprio and countless other top celebrities.Tim’s innovative style and global success have made him the most in-demand director in the field of international television. His latest shoot was relocated from Mumbai, India to Los Angeles, in order to accommodate his busy schedule. Speaking about the project Tim said, “I’m excited to be directing a Bollywood actress for the first time. This is the best example yet of the huge cross-over movement taking place between Hollywood and Bollywood.”Tim Mewton's groundbreaking work has also caught the attention of Government officials; Last month he was awarded by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Secretary of State, the California Assembly, the California Senate and the United States Congress, who joined in honoring Tim for his outstanding achievements in the international entertainment industry.Neha Dhupia also recently became the brand ambassador for Police - the international eyewear and watch company. Speaking about her association with the brand, Dhupia says, "Police and I have a lot in common. We both are young, hip and upcoming." Dhupia now joins the famous list of brand ambassadors for Police including Bruce Willis, George Clooney and David Beckham.

Sunday, October 01, 2006

Ten stories, seven directors, seventeen actors!

It is going to be a novel experiment by filmmaker Sanjay Gupta .
After making a number of remakes or "inspired" movies, Sanjay Gupta is thinking original now. One of his forthcoming productions will be Dus Kahaniyan , a collection of ten different stories.
Gupta himself will be directing four stories. Six other directors will make the remaining stories.
Each story will be of 10-minute duration. The stories will not be linked with each other.
The ten different stories will be Gubbare (starring Nana Patekar and Sammir Dattani ), Lovedale (starring Soha Ali Khan ), Matrimony ( Arbaaz Khan , Mandira Bedi and Sudhanshu Pandey), Sex on the Beach ( Tusshar Kapoor ), Rise and Fall ( Sanjay Dutt and Arjun Rampal ), Zenzi ( Vivek Oberoi , Tanushree Dutta ), Highway ( Jimmy Shergill , Neha Dhupia ), Zahir ( Bipasha Basu , Aftab Shivdasani ), Gupshup ( Esha Deol ) and Accident ( Anupam Kher ).
In total, all the stories will have as many as seventeen different actors from Hindi film industry.
Gupta has already shot ‘Gubbare’ and ‘Matrimony’.
Source :apunkachoice

Sunday, September 24, 2006

Neha Dhupia is brand ambassador for Police

MUMBAI: International eyewear and watch brand - Police announced its arrival in Mumbai with their brand ambassadors Bollywood actress Neha Dhupia and India's squash player Ritwik Bhattacharya.

Speaking about her association with the brand Dhupia says, "Police and I have a lot in common. We both are young, hip and upcoming."

Police has already launched its first shop in shop and Bangalore, followed by Mumbai. The distribution and sales of Police watches in India is handled by Haresh Chainani of Ganga Watches.

Dhupia now joins the likes of watch brand ambassadors like Aamir Khan and Rani Mukherjee (Titan), Shah Rukh Khan and Sushmita Sen (Tag Heuer), Kareena Kapoor and Rahul Dravid (Citizen).

Chainani says, "Police is a brand that is young, moderately priced and at the same time offers a range that is fashionable and sporty. Keeping these attributes in mind, we believe Neha Dhupia and Ritwik Bhatacharya are someone who our target audience can relate to."

International brand ambassadors for Police include biggies like Bruce Willis, George Clooney and David Beckham.

Police will soon launch the brand in citites like Cochin, Chennai, Calcutta and Delhi. The first showroom of Police in India will open in the Atria Mall by year end.

http://www.businessofcinema.com/?file=story&id=1129

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