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UTV Motion Pictures announces release dates till March 2010

25 June, 2009: UTV Motion Pictures has lined up an unparalleled release slate of 14 movies till March 2010. These movies span across various genres from romance to action and from horror to comedy.

Agyaat, Ramgopal Verma's horror flick kicks off the line- Movie Release Date up, and will hit screens on 7th August. The Shahid Kapur - Agyaat 7th August starrer Kaminey, directed by , will release on 14th August. Aage Se Right, a Kaminey 14th August quirky comedy with an ensemble cast including Shreyas Aage Se Right 4th September Talpade and will release on 4th September; and Ashutosh Gowariker's What’s Your Raashee?, starring What’s your 25th September th Priyanka Chopra and Harman Baweja, is scheduled for 25 Raashee? September. 2nd Oct ' coming of age comedy Wake up Sid, with and Konkona Sen Sharma will release Main aur Mrs 16th October on October 2nd and the romantic comedy Main aur Mrs Khanna Khanna, starring and , will follow on 16th October. Ken Ghosh's dance musical starring Ken Ghosh's 6th November Shahid Kapur and Genelia D'Souza and Rensil D’ Silva’s with Shahid Qurbaan, another Dharma Production starring , Kapur Kareena Kapoor and Oberoi are scheduled for Qurbaan 27th November release on 6th November and 27th November respectively. Hook Ya Crook 11th Dec David Dhawan’s Hook Ya Crook, starring and th Genelia D'Souza is scheduled for release on 11 December. Season’s 1st Jan '10 Greetings The New Year will witness the release of the ensemble Rajneeti 22nd Jan '10 comedy Season’s Greetings, with and Shreyas Talpade on 1st January and the political drama Rajneeti, starring Peter Gaya 12th Feb '10 Ranbir Kapoor, , Ajay Devgan, , Kaam se and others on 22nd January. Peter Gaya Kaam Paan Singh 26th Feb '10 Se, a romantic thriller with and Paan Tomar Singh Tomar, an epic bio-pic starring , release on 12th February and 26th February, respectively. Deven Phillum city 12th March '10 Khote’s directorial debut Phillum City, starring John Abraham, is lined up for release on 12th March.

Speaking on the upcoming slate of releases, Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures said, “The incredible range of movies we have in store for audiences up until March 2010 is a testament to the vision of UTV to produce movies across genres and scales, with a persistent focus on combining the very best talent in the industry with great scripts. We are confident that 2009-10 will be a banner year for the Company, after our successful run last year, during which all our movies performed well both commercially and critically.”

About UMP Plc: Established in 1995, as a division within UTV Software Communications, UMP Plc has arrangements with a number of major Hollywood studios including Walt Disney, Fox Searchlight and Will Smith's company Overbrook Entertainment. Listed on at the AIM market, UMP Plc has played an active role in pioneering the studio model to the Indian film industry, where it is able to leverage script development, budget and time management and international distribution.

UMP Plc has emerged as a strong player in Indian and International cinema with the success of movies like 'Rang De Basanti', 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'The Namesake' ‘Jodhaa Akbar’, ‘A Wednesday’ & 'I Think I Love My Wife'. UMP Plc has co-produced movies like Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodhaa-Akbar', which is the biggest blockbuster of 2008 and M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Happening' which is amongst the top grosser in Hollywood. UMP Plc has also distributed movies like 's directorial debut 'Taare Zameen Par, & his production Khan’s Jane Tu Ya Jane Na in the international markets. With an aggressive slate of over 15 movies for the year 2009 some of its forthcoming David Dhavan’s Hook Ya Crook, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Kaminey, Ashutosh Gowariker’s Whats Your Raashee, Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Pan Singh Tomar and many more

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Esha Kak Padma Rao Assistant Manager – Corporate Communications Executive – Corporate Communications UTV UTV # +919819966211 # 9833180409