Universal Music’s stake in Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani’s Excel Entertainment boosts studio’s value to ₹2400 crore

Universal Music India (UMI), a division of Universal Music Group (UMG), the world leader in music-based entertainment, formally announced that it has entered into an agreement with Indian production house Excel Entertainment. Universal has acquired a 30% stake in Excel, owned by Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani. The investment values Excel at ₹2400 crore ($266 … Read more

Chalamet boosts Oscar bid with Critics Choice Awards win

Timothee Chalamet’s Oscars campaign earned a major boost Sunday as he scooped the best actor prize for “Marty Supreme” at the Critics Choice Awards, the first major gala of this year’s Hollywood awards season. Chalamet boosts Oscar bid with Critics Choice Awards win He defeated rival Leonardo DiCaprio, whose raucous political thriller “One Battle After … Read more