The Hindu : Tatas' maiden film venture

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Thursday, Aug 22, 2002

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Tatas' maiden film venture

MUMBAI AUG. 21. The Tata group has entered the film production sector, with its company Tata Infomedia Ltd (TIL) co-producing a big-budget movie starring megastar Amitabh Bachchan and model turned actress Bipasha Basu of `Raaz' fame.

Titled `Aitbaar,' this maiden Tata venture would be directed by Vikram Bhatt and produced under the banner of Cutting Edge Entertainment, a new division set up by Tata Infomedia specially for the purpose.

The shooting of the film, which is slated for a mid-2003 release, had been delayed for due to financial difficulties faced by co-producer Jatin Kumar, son of noted film-maker and actor Sujit Kumar. "We were impressed with the script and its storyline and when the opportunity to make the project arose, we quickly opted to produce it with Jatin Kumar,'' Tata Infomedia Vice Chairman and Managing Director, H. S. Billimoria, said in a release here. He said `Aitbaar' was a romantic story, which also featured model John Abraham. Popular music director Rajesh Roshan would compose the music for the film. However, the company has not disclosed the production cost of the film. Cutting Edge Entertainment, headed by Mandeep Singh, was also developing other scripts for future Tata projects and expects to have three to four films on the floor within a short period, the release said. — PTI

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