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Bollywood New Releases Available via Video-On-Demand

Posted by michael on from the never-have-to-leave-the-house dept.

af_robot writes "There's an announcement of a secure, DivX video-on-demand service for first-run movies, but only for Bollywood movies. 'Each new Bollywood film is released on the public Internet a day before or on the same day of its theatrical release, through piracy on multiple illegal movie download web sites,' said Al Mason, CEO of Cinema on Web. 'Our partnership with DivXNetworks represents the future of entertainment on the Internet. Soon virtually all new major Bollywood and Hollywood movies, including entertainment will be distributed digitally with secure VOD solutions like the one created by DivXNetworks, simultaneously defeating piracy and generating additional revenue for film studios and producers.'"

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  1. What's the name of that movie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny


    Excellent! I've been looking for a certain Bollywood movie. In it an East Indian guy saves a girl from a corrupt landholder and at the end they all dance. What was it called again?

    1. Re:What's the name of that movie? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      Ohhh yeahhh.. I remember... but... was it the p0rn0 or the drama, the action flick or the comedy you are looking for ?

    2. Re:What's the name of that movie? by sTalking_Goat · · Score: 3, Funny

      OH yeah! I loved that one especially the part where they're dancing in a fountain/the rain and ducking around a tree, and then its gets positively scandalous and they hold hands!

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    3. Re:What's the name of that movie? by RangerRick98 · · Score: 4, Funny

      Whereas American films consist of:

      85% explosions and car chases
      10% sex
      5% product placement

      That is truly pathetic. I for one refuse to rest until they're at least 25% sex. Who's with me? :)

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    4. Re:What's the name of that movie? by zephc · · Score: 1, Funny

      I think Hollywood needs to combine the explosion and sex and make SEXPLOSIONS! That's something like Anna Nicole Smith I guess...

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  2. Honesty by ancyent_marinere · · Score: 3, Funny

    virtually all new major Bollywood and Hollywood movies, including entertainment will be distributed digitally

    This flash of clarity and honest self-assessment is truly refreshing. I for one am glad that they've finally officially recognized that most of their movies are lacking in entertainment value.

    1. Re:Honesty by af_robot · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think entertainment means porn movies :)

  3. Re:Beware ye scurvy swabbies! by snuf23 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Ahar! Me recklessness knows no boundaries! Preview? Missing end tag? Ahar! I know not of these things!

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  4. hooray! by X_Bones · · Score: 3, Funny

    Soon virtually all new major Bollywood and Hollywood movies, including entertainment will be distributed digitally [...]

    You mean they're going to start including entertainment with their movies now? Good, because I was getting tired of the non-stop flow of crapfests.

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  5. Holy COW, you went public! by Anonymous+Cowherd+X · · Score: 2, Funny

    Dev Anand, the legendary actor and film maker from India, is also amongst the first to collaborate with Cinema on Web (COW).

    That's it, I'm revoking his membership from our Anonymous COWherd X club.

  6. Is that the one that has... by sczimme · · Score: 2, Funny


    Excellent! I've been looking for a certain Bollywood movie. In it an East Indian guy saves a girl from a corrupt landholder and at the end they all dance. What was it called again?

    Is that the one that had the conflict between the modern young people and the more traditional family elders? That was great.

    :-)

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  7. Re:Hackproof secure content delivery system, eh? by rco3 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Methinks you might be remembering some other website.

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  8. The moral of every bollywood movie.. by 314m678 · · Score: 2, Funny


    Turns out the parents were right after all!

  9. I only know by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    about the indian guy who smashed his car with an elephant and - oh, wait...

  10. Re:Beware ye scurvy swabbies! by dr_dank · · Score: 4, Funny

    The boats have all been sunk and Davey Jones locker has been secured for Bollywood!

    Ever since running out of royalty money, Davey Jones has had to share a locker with Peter Tork and Mickey Dolenz. Sorry for the inconvenience.

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  11. Holy COW? by Vombatus · · Score: 2, Funny
    In India, cows are sacred

    On slashdot DRM is the antideity

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  12. Re:80-20 rule by afish40 · · Score: 3, Funny

    BTW, 80% of those 'gorgeous' babes are fscked by 20% of the producers in Bollywood! Why would Bollywood producers need to run a file system check? Are the Bollywood actresses that heavily corrupted?

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