Despite a resurgent 2023 for Bollywood both at home and overseas, the industry’s international box office performance is likely to be weaker in 2024, a leading U.K. distributor has said.
London-based Pranab Kapadia, a seasoned Bollywood media executive with stints at studios Eros and Zee, now runs U.K. distribution company Moviegoers Entertainment, whose distribution roster includes hits “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” (2023) and 2022’s “The Legend of Maula Jatt,” “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” and “Jugjugg Jeeyo.” Kapadia also serves as a producer with Hope Productions (“Chup”).
Accurate box office numbers for Indian films are notoriously difficult to come by and fragmented. Moviegoers painstakingly compiles box office numbers from a variety of reliable sources.
Bollywood had total box office collections of $1.5 billion in 2023, of which $350 million came from the international market, according to numbers compiled by Moviegoers. This was 30% higher than pandemic-affected 2022, but 20% lower than pre-pandemic 2019. Kapadia attributes the lower...
London-based Pranab Kapadia, a seasoned Bollywood media executive with stints at studios Eros and Zee, now runs U.K. distribution company Moviegoers Entertainment, whose distribution roster includes hits “Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani” (2023) and 2022’s “The Legend of Maula Jatt,” “Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2” and “Jugjugg Jeeyo.” Kapadia also serves as a producer with Hope Productions (“Chup”).
Accurate box office numbers for Indian films are notoriously difficult to come by and fragmented. Moviegoers painstakingly compiles box office numbers from a variety of reliable sources.
Bollywood had total box office collections of $1.5 billion in 2023, of which $350 million came from the international market, according to numbers compiled by Moviegoers. This was 30% higher than pandemic-affected 2022, but 20% lower than pre-pandemic 2019. Kapadia attributes the lower...
- 1/19/2024
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy's newest feature spins an ubiquitous story on family, love and healing. Inspired by the warmth you get from watching Studio Ghibli and playing with cats, “Max, Min and Meowzaki” presents a lighthearted but timely survey of social issues in India.
Max, Min and Meowzaki is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
As we begin, “Max, Min and Meowzaki” are no more. Max (Siddharth Menon), a voice actor and rock singer, has broken up with his filmmaker girlfriend Min (Medha Shankar), who seems to have left him for an older man. The two, who once bonded over their love for Hayao Miyazaki's films, must decide who gets custody of their kitten, Meowzaki. Max refuses the kitten, citing his allergy to animal fur, but Min still leaves it with him temporarily. As Max mourns his breakup, we learn that he has also been grieving the recent loss of his mother,...
Max, Min and Meowzaki is screening at Osaka Asian Film Festival
As we begin, “Max, Min and Meowzaki” are no more. Max (Siddharth Menon), a voice actor and rock singer, has broken up with his filmmaker girlfriend Min (Medha Shankar), who seems to have left him for an older man. The two, who once bonded over their love for Hayao Miyazaki's films, must decide who gets custody of their kitten, Meowzaki. Max refuses the kitten, citing his allergy to animal fur, but Min still leaves it with him temporarily. As Max mourns his breakup, we learn that he has also been grieving the recent loss of his mother,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Renee Ng
- AsianMoviePulse
The Osaka Asian Film Festival will return in March for its 18th edition with a lineup of current Asian feature and short films and a spotlight on works from Hong Kong.
The competition section, which selects from films that are currently unreleased in Japan, numbers 13 titles. These include: Kai Ko’s “Bad Education,” “December” from Japan-based Indian director Anshul Chauhan, and two Indian-made films Rima Das’ “Tora’s Husband” and Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy’s “Max, Min and Meowzaki.”
The indie section comprises a mix of Japanese feature and short films from challenging or emerging talents, with a winner set to receive the separate Japan Cuts prize.
A Spotlight section of other independent films by up-and-coming directors includes: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die,” Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s Bangladesh-France production “Hawa,” Thitipong Kerdtongtawee’s “Omg! Oh My Girl” and documentary “Jiseok.”
The Hong Kong spotlight, consisting of five titles, cuts...
The competition section, which selects from films that are currently unreleased in Japan, numbers 13 titles. These include: Kai Ko’s “Bad Education,” “December” from Japan-based Indian director Anshul Chauhan, and two Indian-made films Rima Das’ “Tora’s Husband” and Padmakumar Narasimhamurthy’s “Max, Min and Meowzaki.”
The indie section comprises a mix of Japanese feature and short films from challenging or emerging talents, with a winner set to receive the separate Japan Cuts prize.
A Spotlight section of other independent films by up-and-coming directors includes: Martika Ramirez Escobar’s “Leonor Will Never Die,” Mejbaur Rahman Sumon’s Bangladesh-France production “Hawa,” Thitipong Kerdtongtawee’s “Omg! Oh My Girl” and documentary “Jiseok.”
The Hong Kong spotlight, consisting of five titles, cuts...
- 1/31/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
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