Fox STAR Studios Signs On for Dum Maaro Dum

MUMBAI: Fox STAR Studios is teaming up with Rohan Sippy Entertainment for the project Dum Maaro Dum, produced by Ramesh Sippy and directed by Rohan Sippy.

Dum Maaro Dum reunites Rohan Sippy and Abhishek Bachchan. The film marks the second major Bollywood production for Fox STAR Studios, following the recent My Name is Khan. The movie is an action-packed thriller which races through the bylanes, beach shacks and raves of India’s largest tourist destination.

Vijay Singh, the CEO of Fox STAR Studios India, commented: “We are committed to working with the best talent in the business and are delighted to be working with the winning pair of Rohan and Abhishek on Dum Maaro Dum. It’s an amazing script that we are all very excited about. It’s going to be a film to watch out for in 2010.”

“Fox STAR Studios has established a strong presence in the Indian Film industry in a very short time and have ably demonstrated their marketing and distribution capabilities—we are extremely excited to partner on our next project with people who are like minded and have vision to take the film places,” commented Ramesh Sippy.

“I am happy to team up yet again with Abhishek, who is a marvelous actor, and together we promise to provide edge of the seat excitement to audiences,” added Rohan Sippy

Sanford Panitch, the head of Fox International Production, said, “By teaming with the great filmmakers with My Name is Khan, we demonstrated our commitment to filmmaking in this region and our capabilities as a serious production entity in India. It is our passionand endeavor to tap into local feature films that are entertaining and appeal to local audiences. We are quite selective about the films and filmmakers that we partner with and we are extremely proud of our association with Rohan and Abhishek, which further reflects our ongoing commitment to partner with the best talent in the local market.”