True Cinema signs 3-year deal with Hollywood studio

True Cinema signs 3-year deal with Hollywood studio

MUMBAI: Film production company True Cinema has signed a three-year deal for five films, with Hollywood-based studio Black Satellite and their production wing Media Distribution Partners.

The films include Indian Autumn, Amrit Kumbh, Gora, Devi and Legend Of Rafailov.

Amid reports, Hollywood stars Cameron Diaz and Drew Barrymore are to visit India in January to announce the tie-up with True Cinema.

Meanwhile, True Cinema has also signed Mithun Chakraborty to star opposite Michael Caine in Indian Autumn. Apart from Chakraborty, the film will also see Indian stars like Moushmi Chatterjee and Soumitra Chatterjee.

Says True Cinema head honcho Sudipto Sen, "Diaz and the entire Hollywood team will be visiting important Indian cities including Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata and Haridwar in January to formally announce the first ever Hollywood-Bollywood long term joint venture."

The film, directed by Sen will be shot in Los Angeles from March next year.
Reports say that Russell Crowe will feature in Amrit Kumbh and will join the other celebrities in India later.