[icernet] 'It is time to corporatise regional cinema'

[Arul Selvan]

The global box office success of Bend It Like Beckham and critical 
acclaim to Oscar-nominated Lagaan, has put the limelight on Indian show 
biz. Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and consultancy major 
Ernst&Young has now turned the spotlight on regional film industry. The 
two have come out with a roadmap for the industry's recovery and to 
begin with have put Tollywood, the Bengali film industry, under the 
scanner. Farokh Balsara, head (media & entertainment practice), Ernst & 
Young, discusses with Sudipto Dey ways to bring structural reforms in 
the Indian entertainment industry.


Excerpts:
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/html/uncomp/articleshow?msid=41091