MUKTA ARTS LTD PRESENTS

Subhash Ghai, leading Indian film maker invited to the Cannes Festival
-To promote his latest epic extravaganza "KISNA" which is being shot in English & Hindi simultaneously-

Subhash Ghai, a leading Indian filmmaker will be in Cannes from 12th to 18th May 2004 to promote his forthcoming film "KISNA" - which is being shot in Hindi and English simultaneously so as to reach out to a larger audience across the world. With 25 yrs of experience as writer, director and producer and some of Indian cinema's biggest blockbusters in recent memory including KARZ, KARMA, HERO, TAAL and PARDES etc behind him, Subhash Ghai has been a pioneer in many aspects related to the Indian entertainment industry. His company Mukta Arts is the benchmark for other companies in the industry to follow. Mukta Arts was the first Indian entertainment company to list on the Bombay Stock Exchange; and TAAL from the Mukta Arts stable was the first Indian film ever to be insured.

Mr. Ghai has attended various forums on entertainment across the world and is at present the Chairman of Confederation of India Industry-Entertainment Sector. It is his experience, his passion and his forward thinking that has made the French Cultural Minister Jean-Jacques Aillagon and Gilles Jacob, the President of the Festival of Cannes Government of France invite him to be a part of the round table on Anti Piracy at this years Cannes Film Festival. The round table is a special initiative to confront the issues of piracy and digital technologies. This round table will witness the presence of Chairmen of the biggest movie studios around the world, including participation from China, Russia, Europe and the United States.

Subhash Ghai has earned the respect that comes with being a veteran director. Starting as a partnership firm in 1978 under his leadership, Mukta Arts has grown in leaps and bounds to become the first Indian Film Production Company to place an IPO in 2000. With 12 blockbusters under his belt, there has been much appreciation for his work for his biggest Indian blockbusters worldwide such as Karz (1980), Hero (1983), Karma (1985) Ram Lakhan (1989), Saudagar (1991), Khalnayak (1993), Pardes (1997), Taal (1999) and Yaadein (2001). The latest film produced under the Mukta Arts banner 'Joggers Park' too has received much critical acclaim including at the Cairo and Canadian film festivals.

With Mukta Arts Ltd making forays into the entire business of entertainment including distribution, state-of-the-art equipment for world-class production and post production operations, today much of Mr. Ghai's time is distributed between his two dreams- the setting up Whistling Woods International, a $ 20 million world class film and television institute in Mumbai, that would offer international standard training to Indian and foreign students hoping to make a mark in the domestic film industry and internationally; and "KISNA", his $ 6 million dollar period drama set during film set during Indian independence for the global market which is scheduled for by November 2004.

"KISNA" stars Vivek Oberoi, British actress Antonio Bernath and Isha Shravani, a renowned dancer from Kerala in the lead roles along with British actors Michael Maloney, Caroline Langrishe and veteran actress Polly Adams. The cast is supported with a talented team of Indian actors including Hrishita Bhatt, Amrish Puri, Om Puri and Rajat Kapur.

"KISNA" is an epic duel between 'Karma' and 'Dharma'. This musical love story with an adventurous backdrop of 1940s in India has two veteran music composers A.R. Rahman and Ismail Darbar with lyrics by Javed Akhtar - rare music expected to surpass all Subhash Ghai films. Shot on a budget of Rs. 30 crores on sync sound under the Director of Audiography - Dilip Subramaniam at Ranikhet in India, "KISNA" is being photographed by National Award winner and renowned Cinematographer Ashok Mehta with another National Award winner Samir Chanda as Production Designer and Art Director.

For business enquiries contact: Rahul Puri email:rahulpuri@muktaarts.com and Cannes Cell: +33 (0) 6 74 154 570 Mumbai Cell: +91 9820427272 Mumbai Fax: +91 22 26405727

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