Comments on: Look East, Young Man http://slingshot-studios.com/2007/01/15/159/ movie industry commentary and the soap box of slingshot studios' CEO Arvind Ethan David Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:21:15 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Arvind Eyunni http://slingshot-studios.com/2007/01/15/159/comment-page-1/#comment-229 Arvind Eyunni Tue, 30 Jan 2007 15:35:19 +0000 http://blog.slingshot.local/2007/01/15/159/#comment-229 Kabhi Alvidha Na Kehena and all the other movies stated cost ten times more than what's actually written there. If it could cost $1.1 million to film a movie in New York and pay the five most expensive cast in Bollywood then everyone would jump at the opportunity. Truth is that $1.1million is probably what they paid Shah Rukh. So this Articles really horse shit! I'm not even buying the revenue figures as a result. Kabhi Alvidha Na Kehena and all the other movies stated cost ten times more than what’s actually written there. If it could cost $1.1 million to film a movie in New York and pay the five most expensive cast in Bollywood then everyone would jump at the opportunity. Truth is that $1.1million is probably what they paid Shah Rukh. So this Articles really horse shit! I’m not even buying the revenue figures as a result.

]]> By: Simon Hill http://slingshot-studios.com/2007/01/15/159/comment-page-1/#comment-228 Simon Hill Wed, 24 Jan 2007 19:35:28 +0000 http://blog.slingshot.local/2007/01/15/159/#comment-228 My information may be out of date, and its relevance could be dubious, but I thought you'd be interested to know that—at least 7 years ago, and I think I read recently that this was still the case—the Indian Government taxes the Indian film industry upwards of 90% on all profits, partly REQUIRING them to have huge multiples to make any decent money. I wonder what would happen if the same taxes were levied against Hollywood? My information may be out of date, and its relevance could be dubious, but I thought you’d be interested to know that—at least 7 years ago, and I think I read recently that this was still the case—the Indian Government taxes the Indian film industry upwards of 90% on all profits, partly REQUIRING them to have huge multiples to make any decent money. I wonder what would happen if the same taxes were levied against Hollywood?

]]> By: Arvind Ethan David http://slingshot-studios.com/2007/01/15/159/comment-page-1/#comment-227 Arvind Ethan David Thu, 18 Jan 2007 08:05:56 +0000 http://blog.slingshot.local/2007/01/15/159/#comment-227 would love to, but alas not at Berlin this year... enjoy yourself and big up to the Malaysians there.. would love to, but alas not at Berlin this year… enjoy yourself and big up to the Malaysians there..

]]> By: amir http://slingshot-studios.com/2007/01/15/159/comment-page-1/#comment-226 amir Wed, 17 Jan 2007 15:14:52 +0000 http://blog.slingshot.local/2007/01/15/159/#comment-226 Pop by to the Berlinale, it'll be fun! At least 10 Malaysians will be there in various capacities. Pop by to the Berlinale, it’ll be fun!

At least 10 Malaysians will be there in various capacities.

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