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World Movies Introduces UTV World Movies brings to you the ace Director “Nikhil Advani” and his preferred movies ~In 50 Movies to see before you die this December~ Mumbai, 14th December, 2009: In its constant endeavor to deliver the best and the unique, UTV World Movies leaves no stone unturned to introduce its audience to a legendary Indian director every month in 50 movies to see before you die. To live up to its promise, the channel brings to you Nikhil Advani, a veteran director from the bollywood industry . UTV World Movies gives you this splendid opportunity to view four of Nikhil Advani’s favorite international movies every Thursday at 8.30 pm. Nikhil Advani started his career as an Assistant director, with Sudhir Mishra's Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996), for which he also co-wrote the screenplay . Subsequently, he worked under Dharma Productions which was the production house of the late Yash Johar, father of Karan Johar. He assisted Karan Johar in his two directorial projects, Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) and Kabhi Khushi Kabhi Gham. He then went on to direct his first film under Dharma Productions, titled Kal Ho Naa Ho starring Shah Rukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Saif Ali Khanand Jaya Bachchan. The film was the second biggest hit of 2003 and firmly established him as a director. The film won six Filmfare awards, but lost out on the best director award. Nikhil Advani is currently working on the film Patiala House starring Akshay Kumar and Anushka Sharma. Talking about the films that he has selected Nikhil Advani said, “I would like to point out that UTV World Movies has a plethora of admirable foreign films and is doing a great job by introducing world cinema to the Indian audience. All the movies that I have chosen are very special to me as somewhere down the lane these films –The fifth element, Sonatine, Invisible waves, Twice upon a time have influenced and encouraged me to successfully entertain my viewers.” Manasi Sapre, Programming Head, UTV World Movies, said “Nikhil Advani is one of the young turks of Bollywood and represents its changing face. World Movies which has passion for cinema in its DNA is overjoyed to have Nikhil Advani who is a film buff- share his views on world cinema on our channel.” Movies chosen by Nikhil Advani for the on-air property 50 Movies Before you Die are The Fifth Element (English, 1997), Sonatine (Japanese, 1993) Invisible Waves(Thai/English/Japanese/Korean, 2006), Drifting Clouds(Finnish, 1996), Twice upon a Time( French, 2006) So tune in to 50 Movies to see before you die, to watch some incredible films, every Thursday at 8.30 pm About UTV World Movies An initiative of the UTV Network, UTV World Movies is India’s first and leading world cinema channel comprising films from around the world that are contemporary, glamorous, award winning & entertaining box-office hits. In addition to showcasing a classic mix of foreign films, the channel is also actively involved in promoting the World Cinema genre through ground activities and screenings through tie ups with various international cultural groups. .
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