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Anil Ambani, Brad Pitt in deal to produce film

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:19:01 +0000

Anil Ambani’s Reliance Big Entertainment and Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt’s Plan B Entertainment have joined forces with gaming leader Capcom to develop a feature film based on the game Dark Void. It follows a trend. Tomb Raider was a game adapted into a feature with Angelina Jolie and Resident Evil first became popular as a game before it was made into a film.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/biz/india-business/Anil-Ambani-Brad-Pitt-in-deal-to-produce-film/articleshow/5258645.cms

RIL eyes global mkts…bids for LyondellBasell

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:16:36 +0000

India Infoline News Service / 07:57 AM , Nov 23, 2009

If the deal is sealed, it would create a global energy and chemicals powerhouse with nearly US$80bn in combined revenue

Reliance Industries Ltd. (RIL), which is locked in a high-profile legal tussle with sibling over gas allocation, has reportedly put a bid to acquire bankrupt chemicals maker LyondellBasell Industries AF.

http://www.indiainfoline.com/Markets/News/News.aspx?NewsId=15583

India doubles billionaires; Mukesh Ambani tops list

admin — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 03:05:26 +0000

MUMBAI (Reuters Life!) – A buoyant stock market and a still-robust economy have nearly doubled the number of billionaires in India, according to the Forbes’ Rich List.

With the stock market having gained more than 75 percent this year and the economy growing at nearly 7 percent, the number of billionaires jumped to 52 in 2009 from 27 in the previous year, just two short of the record in 2007, according to the ranking.

http://www.reuters.com/article/lifestyleMolt/idUSTRE5AI1XW20091119