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Creating new benchmarks for Bollywood

Fox Star Studios has announced a multiple film deal with Bollywood film-maker Vipul Shah.

Described as one of the most consistent and successful producers of Hindi cinema, Shah’s hits include “Namastey London” and his latest blockbuster, “Singh is Kinng”, which broke all records by registering the biggest open ing ever for a Hindi film. Starring superstar Akshay Kumar, the film has become one of the top-grossing Bollywood films.

Fox Star Studios’ India deal includes the development and production of a visual effects-driven fantasy action movie and a contemporary romantic comedy as well as a first look deal on Vipul Shah’s future projects.

The film will be supported by a team of top visual effects directors from Hollywood and supervised by Fox’s multiple award-winning in-house visual effects team.

Fox Filmed Entertainment CEO Jim Gianopulos says: “We are delighted to announce our creative partnership with Vipul Shah. His talent and understanding of Indian audiences, together with our studio’s marketing and financial expertise, will provide audiences of Indian cinema with films that will set new benchmarks in India and around the world. Vipul is a valuable part of our creative plans and we are looking forward to a fruitful long-term relationship with him.”

Delighted with the deal, Vipul Shah says he has always believed in growing and surprising his audiences with every film he has worked on. “The deal with Fox Star Studios gives me the opportunity to develop innovative concepts and work with the best talent to create films that will appeal to audiences around the globe. This is the future for Indian cinema -- we have to partner with the best technical and creative talent from around the world while yet keeping the Indian soul in our films intact,” he adds.

Staff Reporter

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