Reliance unveils Tinseltown ties

May 18, 2008 CANNES - India’s biggest film producer Reliance Big Entertainment, which made waves here this week with the announcement of a new billion-dollar film fund, has followed up by unveiling a slew of development deals with eight of Tinseltown¹s best-known names. Reliance may co-finance projects realized through the deals, and could keep Indian distribution rights on such co-financed projects. Earlier this week Reliance Big Entertainment, the entertainment and media arm of the multibillion Reliance, announced its initial production slate of 69 movies, and a slew of production deals with various international filmmakers, including Vidhu Vinod Chopra, and Excel Entertainment.

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