MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures said Tuesday it would release a slate of four films for the fourth-quarter of this fiscal ended 31 March 2010.
UTV will kick off the New Year with Chance Pe Dance, a movie directed by Ken Ghosh, that will release on 15 January.
Next to follow will be India‘s official entry to the Oscars this year. Harishchandrachi Factory,,directed by Paresh Mokashi, will hit the screens on 22 January. The movie is co-produced by UTV production along with Paprika Media and Mayasabha.
Peter Gaya Kaam Se, starring Rajeev Khandelwal and Lekha Washington, is scheduled for a March 2010 release. The same month will also see the release of Paan Singh Tomar.
Other films to be released by UTV later in the year include Prakash Jha‘s Raajneeti, Sanjay Leela Bhansali‘s Guzarish, Anees Bazmee‘s Thank You, Rajkumar Gupta‘s No One Killed Jessica, Vishal Bhardwaj‘s Ek Bataa Saat and Aamir Khan Productions‘ Delhi Belly and Peepli Live.
2010-11 will also see UTV release two animation films - Arjun, The Warrior Prince and Alibaba & the 41 Thieves - and one kids film Chillar Party.
Says UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur, "While 2009 has been a low year for the film industry in general, we released some interesting films which etched themselves in the minds of the audience. Dev.D, Kaminey and Wake Up Sid created new benchmarks for what can now be perceived as commercial cinema. Our slate for 2010 promises to be a very entertaining mix."
Among the releases of UTV in 2009 were films like Delhi 6, Kurbaan, What‘s Your Rashee, Phir Kabhi, Main Aurr Mrs Khanna and Telugu and Tamil releases of remake of A Wednesday.
