• Star Gold to premiere the season's biggest title- Bodyguard

    Submitted by ITV Production on Nov 08, 2011

    Mumbai: In what?s fast becoming a tradition at STAR Gold, the nation?s favourite movie destination is gearing to premiere yet another blockbuster ?Bodyguard? on TV to enliven its viewers? evenings.

    The Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor-starrer will premiere on the channel on 12th November at 9 pm, cementing the channel?s position as TV?s biggest screen that?s home to the biggest blockbusters. The channel has set new benchmarks in the Hindi Movie channel space with the premiere of Singham, in terms of both reach and GRP?s. Riding high as the undisputable leader in the genre, Star Gold hopes to set new records with Bodyguard.

    By consistently offering the latest and the best movies, Star Gold is set to break new ground. The World TV Premiere of Bodyguard, the highest opening day grosser, is another leap in this direction.

    Hemal Jhaveri, General Manager, Star GOLD, said, "Bodyguard?s premiere is testimony to our commitment make Star GOLD a one stop destination for the biggest and the best of Bollywood. For us, it?s been a delightful experience as we line up more hits and break new ground in the future."

    Directed by Siddique, Bodyguard is an action packed love story, about Lovely Singh (Salman Khan) who is the personal bodyguard of Divya (Kareena Kapoor). Lovely Singh is an ideal bodyguard, who leaves no stone unturned to perform his duties and gives his 100% towards his chosen profession. But being under constant surveillance of Lovely Singh puts Divya in a desperate attempt to plot a plan for diverting his attention. Will Divya be successful in escaping the alert and watchful eye of Lovely Singh? Or will she become a victim of her own scheme? Star Gold inspires its viewers to Karo Dil ki just like Lovely Singh, for whom there is nothing above his duty.

    The World TV premiere is being promoted across key cities through TV, Outdoor and print. In addition, to all of these, a roadblock will unfold across the Star Network on the 12th of Nov, just before the movie playout.

    Divya?s mischief, and Lovely Singh?s omni-present gaze make Bodyguard the perfect family entertainer that you should tune into on Star Gold this Sat, 12th Nov at 9 pm.

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  • Bodyguard out now on DVD & VCD

    Submitted by ITV Production on Oct 11, 2011

    MUMBAI: Reliance Home Video has released the supper hit action blockbuster of 2011, "Bodyguard" on Home Video. Viewers can now enjoy the film on DVD (Rs.299) and VCD (Rs.115).

    "Bodyguard" is produced by Alvira Agnihotri, Atul Agnihotri & Reliance Entertainment and is written & directed by Siddique. It stars Salman Khan (Lovely Singh) and Kareena Kapoor (Divya Rana) "Bodyguard" is a film that has broken many records upon its release. Within the first day of its release, it went on to become the highest opening day grosser breaking all earlier records. The movie collected Rs 1.05 billion in its first week, bettering performances from other super hits, Bodyguard has become the second highest grossing Bollywood film ever worldwide after "3 Idiots". "Bodyguard" is the story of conflict- between innocence and mischief, love and power and life and death! When it comes to being punctual and doing his duties perfectly, Lovely Singh is unmatchable. Summoned for an assignment of guarding Divya, the daughter of Sartaj Rana, a business tycoon Lovely Singh accompanies her to her campus, but ends up rubbing her the wrong way with his over-protective nature and paranoia about security. She finds him to be a major obstacle in leading a regular campus life. To throw him off-track and get him out of the way, she comes up with a ?master-plan?- that of trapping him in a fake love affair. She becomes an anonymous admirer of his and starts hounding him, expressing her ?feelings? in no uncertain terms. Lovely Singh however proves to be a tough nut to crack. But once she succeeds in doing so, he transforms into a completely different person. But things take an unexpected turn when she learns a few things about Lovely Singh. And she soon finds herself trapped in a dilemma that she?s unable to resolve! And with her, soon enough, Lovely Singh finds himself ensnared in a web of lies, trickery and deceit!

    Sweta Agnihotri, COO of Reliance Home Video said, "Reliance Home Video is very proud to release the record breaking film "Bodyguard" on home video, a family entertainer with great action, songs & bonus features. We expect the home video of "Bodyguard" to continue its successful run on home video as well".
     

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  • Bodyguard Released in Dolby Surround 7.1

    Submitted by ITV Production on Sep 02, 2011

    Mumbai, August 31, 2011?Dolby Laboratories, Inc., (NYSE: DLB) today announced that the highly anticipated film Bodyguard, starring Salman Khan, will be released in Dolby? Surround 7.1 on August 31, 2011, in select cinemas across India.

    ?Sound is integral to experiencing Bodyguard,? said Jitendra Chaudhary, sound designer for Bodyguard. ?Dolby Surround 7.1 gave us greater control over the definition and placement of sounds to achieve the exact vision we dreamed of.?

    Bodyguard is directed by Siddique and produced by Atul Agnihotri, Alvira Agnihotri, and Nikhil Namit. The film stars Salman Khan, Raj Babbar, and Kareena Kapoor, and it features music by Himesh Reshammiya and Pritam Chakraborty.

    ?Dolby Surround 7.1 enables filmmakers to completely immerse audiences in the movie,? said Pankaj Kedia, Country Manager, India, Dolby Laboratories. ?We are committed to the Indian film community and are thrilled to collaborate on Bodyguard.?

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  • Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor are looking for bodyguards on StarNews

    Submitted by ITV Production on Aug 25, 2011

    New Delhi 26th August 2011. STAR News has been signed as the official TV Hindi News Channel partner of Bodyguard and shall get the credit in openings titles of the Film. As part of the exclusive arrangement of
    sharing promotional content, Hindi News Television Viewers can view it on STAR News at least 48 hours in advance.

    The Star cast of Bodyguard, Salman Khan and Kareena Kapoor will participate in an exclusive Star News Contest that will take them to 4 cities. 4 lucky viewers of STAR News will accompany Kareena and Salman as their bodyguards for a whole day. The Travel Schedule of the Film Stars is-

    25th August- Kareena- Ahmedabad and Jaipur
    26th August - 27th- Kareena and Salman in New Delhi
    28th August - Kareena- Chandigarh

    You either need to tune into STAR News or visit the site http://www.newsbullet.in/bodyguard.

    to get a personal invitation from Salman Khan on how to become Kareena?s and his Bodyguard. The moot question now is who will now protect Kareena from her Bodyguards ?

    STAR News ?Bodyguard? Contest:

    SALMAN KHAN ?Agar Aap chahte hai mera bodyguard banna to mujhe apne sheher mein buliyea?

    Uthaye phone aur SMS Kejiye CONTEST (space) apne sheher Ka Naam ..aur bhej dejiye 5782728 par ?.

    do lucky vijetao ko milega mauka ek din ke liye mera bodyguard banne ka.

    Toh jaldi karein, ye mauka hai sirf STAR news par?. STAR news, aapko rakhey aage!?

    Kareena Kapoor minus any Bodyguards would also appear on The STAR News Chat Show -Sheela Shagun Aur Meenakshi which airs on STAR News every Friday at 2230. The first of its kind 3 Anchor show format on prime
    time has broken the traditional mould of chat shows. The Programme has carved a niche for itself with its trademark style of interview laced with sharp wit and humour.

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