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In a landmark deal, Uday Shankar, chief executive officer of Star India, and film director Karan Johar have inked a three-year production and distribution deal in which Fox Star Studios, Star's studio vertical will join hands with Johar's Dharma Productions to co-produce and distribute nine films in a deal which is estimated to be worth Rs 500 crore.
The nine films, boast Dharma Productions' blockbuster directors like Karan Johar, Ayan Mukherjee, Karan Malhotra and Abhishek Verman, among others, toplined with stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, among others. The Star TV network will also be roping in Johar into a much larger creative role. "It was time to scale up for Fox Star Studios and deepen our presence and reset the dial, creatively and commercially," said Star's Shankar, who has the nod of Newscorp chief James Murdoch on this one.
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Star India, Karan Johar ink three year production and distribution deal worth Rs 500 crore - The Economic Times
The nine films, boast Dharma Productions' blockbuster directors like Karan Johar, Ayan Mukherjee, Karan Malhotra and Abhishek Verman, among others, toplined with stars like Ranbir Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Shahid Kapoor and Alia Bhatt, among others. The Star TV network will also be roping in Johar into a much larger creative role. "It was time to scale up for Fox Star Studios and deepen our presence and reset the dial, creatively and commercially," said Star's Shankar, who has the nod of Newscorp chief James Murdoch on this one.
Read more at:
Star India, Karan Johar ink three year production and distribution deal worth Rs 500 crore - The Economic Times
