UTV TO BE EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTION PARTNER FOR DISNEY THEATRICAL RELEASES IN

(, India): India and UTV Motion Pictures today announced that beginning January 1st, 2009, UTV will be handling Sales and Distribution of all of Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures’ Hollywood releases in India. Disney will continue to handle its own Marketing. The announcement was jointly made today by Mahesh Samat, Senior Vice President and Managing Director of The Walt Disney Company India, Anthony Marcoly, president, Sales and Distribution, Walt Disney Motion Pictures International, and Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures.

Commenting on the announcement, Mr. Samat said, “Disney is thrilled to have UTV as distribution partners for our films in India. UTV’s leadership in India’s rapidly growing film production and distribution space will strengthen our initiatives to build a family entertainment brand in the country by increasing the reach of our Hollywood films here.”

Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “It is very exciting for UTV to be the exclusive distribution partner for Disney releases in India. The combined offering of UTV and Disney content will offer Indian exhibitors and viewers a tremendously diverse range of movies across languages and genres. This further strengthens our synergies with Disney and we look forward to more such collaborations in the future.”

Mr. Marcoly said, “UTV has always been true pioneers in the Indian film industry. The passion and experience they posses as a leading film company in India, teamed with the diverse slate of films Disney promises to deliver, will form an exciting combo for India’s exhibitors and a treat for all moviegoers. We can’t think of a better company to partner with.”

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About Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International is the international theatrical distribution arm of The Walt Disney Studios. It is headquartered in Burbank, California with 27 offices worldwide. About The Walt Disney Company in India The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with four business segments: consumer products, media networks, parks and resorts and studio entertainment. Disney is a Dow 30 company, had annual revenues of nearly $34 billion in its most recent fiscal year, and a market capitalization of approximately $73.8 billion as of May 11, 2007.

About UMP Plc Established in 1995, as a division within UTV Software Communications, UMP Plc has arrangements with a number of major Hollywood studio including Walt Disney, Fox Searchlight and, Will Smith's company Overbrook Entertainment. Listed on at the London AIM market, UMP Plc has played an active role in bringing the studio model to the Indian film industry, where it is able to leverage script development, budget and time management and international distribution. Having become a strong player in Indian and international cinema with the success of movies like '', 'Khosla Ka Ghosla', 'Life in a... Metro', 'The Namesake' & 'I Think I Love My Wife'. UMP Plc has also distributed movies like Aamir Khan's directorial debut '', Anees Bazmee's 'Welcome' in the international markets and co-produced movies like Ashutosh Gowariker's 'Jodhaa-Akbar', which is the biggest blockbuster of 2008. Its list of forthcoming slate includes Abbas Mustan’s ‘Race’ along with M. Night Shyamalan's 'The Happening' Madhur Bhandarkar's 'Fashion', Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra's 'Dilli 6'. UMP Plc is also working with a talent

pool of directors that include Vishal Bhardwaj, David Dhawan, Shyam Benegal and Iranian director Majid Majidi amongst others. For more info log onto www.utvmotionpictures.com.

For further information please contact: For UTV: Jyotika Ahuja Shruti Sundaraman 96191 22379 9869572738