any updates?

No updates - frustrating … It is nice if the Bollywood studios give details of their blu-ray release plans.

I remember once (last year) Eros CEO indicated that they are committed to blu-ray HD and the selected Eros catalogue will be released on blu during next couple of years. But no details were given.

Absolutely nothing heard from Yashraj. It is a big disappointment.

Ayngaran has shown that they are committed to blu-ray and some release plans are available. Thanks Ayngaran.:)

Villu blu-ray is out. This is the 2nd Tamil blu-ray (from Ayngaran) and the 6th Indian blu-ray. Thanks Ayngaran.:)

Staring: Vijay, Nayanthara, Vadivelu, Pragash Raj
Direction: Prabu Deva
Music : Devi Sri Prasad
Video: 1080 P High Definition 16X9/ 2.35:1 AVC:4
Audio: Tamil 5.1 Uncompressed (48 KHz/ 16bit) 6.4 Mbps
Subtitle: English
2nd Tamil original Blu Ray Disc

http://eshop.ayngaran.com/ww/product_info.php?products_id=609&osCsid=fba839796b0fba0ef0c737123d4df68f

The third Tamil blu-ray Billa is out from Ayngaran. Although specs doesn't indicate, it most likely has 5.1 Dolby Digital. This was the case for the previous blu-rays (from Ayngaran) Villu and Shivagi. The English subtitles are within the frame which supports flat-panel zoomers and CIH.

Staring: "Ultimate Star" Ajith, Nayanthara, Nameetha and others
Director: Vishnuwardan
Music: Yuvan Shankar
Produced: Ananda Pictures & Ayngaran International
Video: 1080 P High Definition 16X9/ 2.35:1 AVC:4
Audio: Tamil 5.1 Uncompressed (48 KHz/ 16bit) 6.4 Mbps
Subtitle: English
3RD Tamil original Blu Ray Disc

http://eshop.ayngaran.com/ww/product_info.php?cPath=61&products_id=610&osCsid=9af656cb52e2110e8556fa81bc2a621b

Ayngaran is really contributing to Indian blu-ray take-up. It is a shame that Bollywood is lagging behind, especially Yash Raj.

Where in USA can I buy these tamil blu-rays. esp vllu and billa ?

K.G.

After watched Slumdog,I would like to watch some Bollywood movie,look interesting for me.

Where in USA can I buy these tamil blu-rays. esp vllu and billa ?

K.G.

You can buy direct from Ayngaran, UK. They post overseas. Not sure about the US retailers.

I have seen Villu blu-ray and it has outstanding PQ. One of the best blu-rays that I have seen (including Hollywood releases). I have seen many inferior Hollywood blu-rays.

After watched Slumdog,I would like to watch some Bollywood movie,look interesting for me.

Have seen Slumdog. An interesting movie.

The PQ is no way near the latest Ayngaran releases, in fact inferior to all other Indian blu-rays. I think some parts are filmed on video cameras and these cannot be good as film cameras.

Have seen Slumdog. An interesting movie.

The PQ is no way near the latest Ayngaran releases, in fact inferior to all other Indian blu-rays. I think some parts are filmed on video cameras and these cannot be good as film cameras.

I find Slumdog superior looking to OSO. And it won the Oscar for best cinematography. So much for bad quality due to video cameras . (Most of it was shot on a digital cinema camera, not video camera, by the way).

I find Slumdog superior looking to OSO. And it won the Oscar for best cinematography. So much for bad quality due to video cameras . (Most of it was shot on a digital cinema camera, not video camera, by the way).

Yes, indeed Slumdog won 8 academy awards. But it has a different feel to OSO and Shivaji which are considered as best movies by the Indian populace.

Digital cinema cameras are still not good as celluloid film cameras and I expect there is a fair way to go at least to catch-up.

I am new here. Nice to see many people interested in Indian blurays. It is good to see high quality home videos on blu-ray are made by Indian studios:):):)

4th Tamil blu-ray is out: Pokkiri from Ayngaran available in Ayngaran site.

I cannot post the links until I have done 3 posts.:(

Pokkiri (Tamil blu-ray) is available from Ayngaran and other sites:

http://eshop.ayngaran.com/ww/index.php?cPath=61&osCsid=2efeaa29c5d6e667c9a046b48d5cd4ab

http://www.bollywooddvds.com/search.aspx?iCode=&strCat=BRAND&strkey=blu-ray

[QUOTE=syncguy;16696140]Pokkiri (Tamil blu-ray) is available from Ayngaran and other sites:

This is good that we have another Tamil blur-ray but on the other hand it is very lame that there is no more hindi bluray release.

Has there been any word if Dostana will see a Blu-Ray release?

This is ONE movie I would love to own on Blu-Ray.

Has there been any word if Dostana will see a Blu-Ray release?

This is ONE movie I would love to own on Blu-Ray.

No news directly from Bollywood studios about blu-ray releases - it is a shame. Next could be Ghajini but cannot say for sure. Most likely the next Tamil blu-ray would be Kuruwi. Haven't heard any news about the Dostana blu-ray release.

Guys I am sick and tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for Bollywood to release some Blu rays. The few which have been released are lying with me plus 35-40 Hollywood ones. However Bwood exceedingly slow in far as HD mastering is concerned & the wait is pathetic. We have such wonderful and colorful collection of movies in industry but alas none of them are being converted on Blu ray. I had spent 2 lacs on LCD and a lakh on my projector 2 yrs back with blu ray player. Today I am tired to checking almost the same 3-4 titles being talking about each day. Bolloywooddvd site talks about a few titles, but again they stay in preorder state for yrs. Could we collectively do something to push these guys to churn out more ? I am waiting for the day when I walk into a store at Delhi to find 3-4 hundred popular bollywood titles lying on the shelves.

Guys I am sick and tired of waiting and waiting and waiting for Bollywood to release some Blu rays. The few which have been released are lying with me plus 35-40 Hollywood ones. However Bwood exceedingly slow in far as HD mastering is concerned & the wait is pathetic. We have such wonderful and colorful collection of movies in industry but alas none of them are being converted on Blu ray. I had spent 2 lacs on LCD and a lakh on my projector 2 yrs back with blu ray player. Today I am tired to checking almost the same 3-4 titles being talking about each day. Bolloywooddvd site talks about a few titles, but again they stay in preorder state for yrs. Could we collectively do something to push these guys to churn out more ? I am waiting for the day when I walk into a store at Delhi to find 3-4 hundred popular bollywood titles lying on the shelves.
Welcome to the forums.. i think the day that you see 3-400 bollywood titles on blu would probably never come sadly. There is not that much of a demand per se because the average Indian consumer does not own the equipment required(for whatever reasons). And Bollywood is not that mainstream with audiences outside of India(apart from NRI crowd).

Its just a handful of people who have invested into all this, so from a business perspective i guess it's not very lucrative to spend the time and effort. That said i would absolutely love to see at least the great classics in bluray and would be willing to pay premium for them.

Also, there are few high quality HD transfers of pre DI age Bollywood films. It's not easy to make good HD transfer from worn out negatives. Most films require restoration first, on film or digital. And who wants smeary transfers full of DNR filtering and sharpening halos. Better nothing than this.
Anyway, there is a good chance that "Dil Chahta Hai" is coming to Blu Ray still this year in a digitally restored version made from the original negative. The transfer is in the final stages.

Anyway, there is a good chance that "Dil Chahta Hai" is coming to Blu Ray still this year in a digitally restored version made from the original negative.Terrific news, since it is one of my favourite films. Now, if Farhan Akhtar can get 'Lakshya' (and maybe 'Don') out on Blu-ray, I'll be a happy camper.

Surprised that Yash Raj Films hasn't done any Blu-rays (they did try DVD-A, I picked up all four titles).

Terrific news, since it is one of my favourite films. Now, if Farhan Akhtar can get 'Lakshya' (and maybe 'Don') out on Blu-ray, I'll be a happy camper.
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Lakshya is one of the first Bollywood films with a DI. The DI was junked after film out. There is a HD transfer made from the negative from the DI. Quality is mediocre, but better than the DVDs of course. Don had a DI and has a HD transfer made from it. Pretty good quality.

Anyway, there is a good chance that "Dil Chahta Hai" is coming to Blu Ray still this year in a digitally restored version made from the original negative. The transfer is in the final stages.



I'll believe this when it happens!! I think you have been talking about DCH coming out in Blu ray for a few years now on Zulm.net!!

I'll believe this when it happens!! I think you have been talking about DCH coming out in Blu ray for a few years now on Zulm.net!!
I have. You have to believe in it and it will happen. :)

I have. You have to believe in it and it will happen. :)


I hope so!! It's one of my favorites movies!!::)

This might be some good news for bollywood bluray:

Eros has seen revenues from distribution of physical DVDs to Walmart and Best Buy rise, though they have been affected by a reduction in the price point. So far, the company has released BluRay 2 titles in the Blue Ray format, and intend to release 25-50 further titles as a combination of new and catalogue in Blu Ray format in the current year.

http://www.medianama.com/2009/07/223-fy09-tv-digital-drive-revenue-growth-for-eros-international/

This might be some good news for bollywood bluray:

Eros has seen revenues from distribution of physical DVDs to Walmart and Best Buy rise, though they have been affected by a reduction in the price point. So far, the company has released BluRay 2 titles in the Blue Ray format, and intend to release 25-50 further titles as a combination of new and catalogue in Blu Ray format in the current year.

http://www.medianama.com/2009/07/223-fy09-tv-digital-drive-revenue-growth-for-eros-international/

Firstly I should thank Eros for this announcement. I hope Eros will release 25-50 titles during next year or so as intended. Also, hope the picture quality of Eros blu-rays will be equal or better than Ayngaran blu-ray releases.

Blu-ray means selling HD quality - not beautiful packaging. The blu-ray customer base will not make a purchase decision based on the packaging, rather they would evaluate the quality of the picture before making a purchase decision.

Also should note that the blu-ray quality cannot be mass produced by the pirates (unlike crap quality DVD reproductions). Hence, studios could use blu-ray to attract previously untapped markets. In order to do this, the studios should maintain the highest quality blu-ray transfer standards so that the market could easily see the difference between high quality blu-rays and other pirated products. If blu-ray transfers are marginally better, then the market will easily overlook the quality-advantage and consequently, Bollywood blu-ray effort could fall apart while attracting a bad name on quality standards.

The good news is that both Eros and (more so) Ayngran have gone in the right direction with blu-ray releases. Future blu-ray release should capitalise on the existing knowledge and further improve the picture quality of the transfers so that the western markets can be easily attracted to Indian cinema.

:o[QUOTE=Daman S;16712493]Welcome to the forums.. i think the day that you see 3-400 bollywood titles on blu would probably never come sadly....


Hey about 12 yrs back when I wanted a digitized movie I was excited to buy a pirated copy of 'Contact' and 'Twister' in VCD format from Palika Delhi. Paid 10$ equivalent for each. Coz I was fedup of buying VHS Tapes. Never knew that the stores would subsequently be flooded with all those original Bollywood titles for 1$ or 2 $ coz I had invested 500 $ on my VCD player and now you can buy one for 15-20 $ from the market. Same thing happened with DVD's. And Same way Blu Ray is an expensive proposition today and I guess within next 3-4 yrs it will take the position of what DVD's are today and DVD's would replace VCD consumer and VCD's might become extinct as VHS has today. After 3-4 yrs we in this forum could be talking about RED/5K Epic /3K Scarlet and also ......the possibility of Bollywood releasing a few titles in this technology :)

Hey about 12 yrs back when I wanted a digitized movie I was excited to buy a pirated copy of 'Contact' and 'Twister' in VCD format from Palika Delhi. Paid 10$ equivalent for each. Coz I was fedup of buying VHS Tapes. Never knew that the stores would subsequently be flooded with all those original Bollywood titles for 1$ or 2 $ coz I had invested 500 $ on my VCD player and now you can buy one for 15-20 $ from the market. Same thing happened with DVD's. And Same way Blu Ray is an expensive proposition today and I guess within next 3-4 yrs it will take the position of what DVD's are today and DVD's would replace VCD consumer and VCD's might become extinct as VHS has today. After 3-4 yrs we in this forum could be talking about RED/5K Epic /3K Scarlet and also ......the possibility of Bollywood releasing a few titles in this technology :)

Hey, I agree with you on the vhs to vcd to dvd conversions.. but in bluray the cost isn't intrinsic to the player alone.. its the HDTV's that are still a lot more expensive in India compared to the rest of the world. Once the tv prices are more approachable i think bluray has a chance. I would love nothing more than what you said coming true :D

Firstly I should thank Eros for this announcement. I hope Eros will release 25-50 titles during next year or so as intended. Also, hope the picture quality of Eros blu-rays will be equal or better than Ayngaran blu-ray releases.

Blu-ray means selling HD quality - not beautiful packaging. The blu-ray customer base will not make a purchase decision based on the packaging, rather they would evaluate the quality of the picture before making a purchase decision.

Also should note that the blu-ray quality cannot be mass produced by the pirates (unlike crap quality DVD reproductions). Hence, studios could use blu-ray to attract previously untapped markets. In order to do this, the studios should maintain the highest quality blu-ray transfer standards so that the market could easily see the difference between high quality blu-rays and other pirated products. If blu-ray transfers are marginally better, then the market will easily overlook the quality-advantage and consequently, Bollywood blu-ray effort could fall apart while attracting a bad name on quality standards.

The good news is that both Eros and (more so) Ayngran have gone in the right direction with blu-ray releases. Future blu-ray release should capitalise on the existing knowledge and further improve the picture quality of the transfers so that the western markets can be easily attracted to Indian cinema.
Very well said!

Very well said!

Now it is the waiting game. Hoping that Eros will release at least few blu-rays before the Christmas time. Yash Raj as well ....

Yash Raj as well ....Yash Raj is usually leading the way when it comes to these things (I have a few of their DVD-Audio discs), so I'm a little surprised they haven't tried at least a couple of their more popular titles on Blu-ray. They market to the NRI crowd (I mean, look at some of their recent movies) and know that there is some Blu-ray penetration here in the states. If they could try a few titles in an almost dead format (DVD-A) then they could do the same for a growing format (BD).

Yash Raj is usually leading the way when it comes to these things (I have a few of their DVD-Audio discs), so I'm a little surprised they haven't tried at least a couple of their more popular titles on Blu-ray. They market to the NRI crowd (I mean, look at some of their recent movies) and know that there is some Blu-ray penetration here in the states. If they could try a few titles in an almost dead format (DVD-A) then they could do the same for a growing format (BD).

Yash Raj has DVD audio discs, I didnt know about it :eek: Which ones are available and where can they be bought from?

Yash Raj has DVD audio discs, I didnt know about it :eek: Which ones are available and where can they be bought from?I first picked up the DVD-A of 'Dhoom:2'. The disc included some bonus tracks: multi-channel mixes of Halla Re (from Neal 'N' Nikki), Chand Sifarish (from Fanaa), Kajra Re (from Bunty Aur Babli), and Salaam Namaste (from... well, you know). The surround mix turned out to be tasteful rather than distracting.

So I ordered the other three DVD-A titles listed: 'Veer Zara', 'Jhoom Barabar Jhoom', and 'Ta Ra Rum Pum'. The latter included four bonus tracks as well: Ke Raha Mera Dil (from Kabul Express), Mere Hath Me (from Fanaa), Chup Chup Ke (from Bunty Aur Babli), and My Dil Goes MMMM (from Salaam Namaste). All were good.

Considering those bonus tracks had three movies in common (Fanaa, Bunty Aur Babli, Salaam Namaste), I get the impression that those entire soundtracks were also mixed to discrete multi-channel, but never released on DVD-Audio. Too bad we only get a sampling of a couple of songs from each of those movies.

BTW, I bought them directly from Yash Raj, back when they sold through their website. They don't sell on-line any more, so I don't know where you can find them nowadays. Amazon? eBay? The local Indian video/CD shops have no idea what I'm taking about when I try to describe DVD-A.

Any news on new blu-rays to be released? It has been a while since the talk of Jodha-Akbar has been around..

[EDIT]I am seeing this link on us amazon for the jodha akbar blu-ray.. says no english subtitles(fine with me).
http://www.amazon.com/Jodhaa-Without-English-Subtitles-Blu-ray/dp/B001HKM85W
Has anyone seen this copy? Would like to have some feedback about the pq/aq before i take the plunge..

Any news on new blu-rays to be released? It has been a while since the talk of Jodha-Akbar has been around..

[EDIT]I am seeing this link on us amazon for the jodha akbar blu-ray.. says no english subtitles(fine with me).
http://www.amazon.com/Jodhaa-Without-English-Subtitles-Blu-ray/dp/B001HKM85W
Has anyone seen this copy? Would like to have some feedback about the pq/aq before i take the plunge..
sit back and relax brother, it is z eros! either crap or none!

JA is REGION B, btw!

sit back and relax brother, it is z eros! either crap or none!

JA is REGION B, btw!

Ah, so it is the french release then? I would guess mhafner must have seen it since he's from the area.. would be interested to see what his feedback is. Of course i wont be able to play it on my PS3 if its region B, but still want to know how good/bad of a release it is.

Ah, so it is the french release then? I would guess mhafner must have seen it since he's from the area.. would be interested to see what his feedback is. Of course i wont be able to play it on my PS3 if its region B, but still want to know how good/bad of a release it is.

Good quality image and sound. Some minor issues with slightly messed up textures at times. I suspect DNR on the DI. Worth a purchase if you can play region B and know Hindi/Urdu or French.

Good quality image and sound. Some minor issues with slightly messed up textures at times. I suspect DNR on the DI. Worth a purchase if you can play region B and know Hindi/Urdu or French.
Thanks for chiming in! Is the sound lossless? I do know Hindi but do not have a region b player.. :mad:

Wondering what the big issue is releasing it in other markets if they already have gone through the mastering process for the French release..

Interestingly the details for the amazon release says All Regions! Though i have my doubts..

yes we are getting jodha akbar bluray all regions (free)
check
www.bollywoodbluray.com
but what i heard newyork is the (first)next film that they are releaseing on bluray

yes we are getting jodha akbar bluray all regions (free)
check
www.bollywoodbluray.com
but what i heard newyork is the (first)next film that they are releaseing on bluray
So this one may be a legit copy that will work on Region A players? I think ill send a message to the seller and check. Thanks for the link.

Thanks for chiming in! Is the sound lossless? I do know Hindi but do not have a region b player.. :mad:

Wondering what the big issue is releasing it in other markets if they already have gone through the mastering process for the French release..

Interestingly the details for the amazon release says All Regions! Though i have my doubts..

Sound is lossless. There is no big issue with other markets except none of the rights holders outside of France have decided to release it so far. :) It's about profit and the expectation that they can (not (yet)) make their money back.

Sound is lossless. There is no big issue with other markets except none of the rights holders outside of France have decided to release it so far. :) It's about profit and the expectation that they can (not (yet)) make their money back.
Thanks again, i have written an email to the seller asking if it is actually region free, if it is i might be tempted to buy :D

Thanks again, i have written an email to the seller asking if it is actually region free, if it is i might be tempted to buy :D

Reg A Jodhaa Akbar is not available yet. There are rumors that it will be available soon. Of course pre-order from www.bollywoodblu-ray.com (or any other site) so you will be the first to get it.:)

Ah, so it is the french release then? I would guess mhafner must have seen it since he's from the area.. would be interested to see what his feedback is. Of course i wont be able to play it on my PS3 if its region B, but still want to know how good/bad of a release it is.

Current release is Reg B, French only subs. Quality is close to excellent only second to Saawariya, better than OSO and Heyy Babyy. I think it is on par with Shivaji, Villu etc from Ayngaran.

Current release is Reg A, French only subs. Quality is close to excellent only second to Saawariya, better than OSO and Heyy Babyy. I think it is on par with Shivaji, Villu etc from Ayngaran.

Did you mean region B or A??? Confused by your 2 replies one saying it is region A and other its not.

Did you mean region B or A??? Confused by your 2 replies one saying it is region A and other its not.

Sorry. It is a typo. Should be Reg B French only subs. Anyway, Reg A JA should be available soon. You should be able to get it from bollywoodbluray.com (and other sites as well).

Sorry. It is a typo. Should be Reg B French only subs. Anyway, Reg A JA should be available soon. You should be able to get it from bollywoodbluray.com (and other sites as well).

Thanks for clearing that! I think ill wait then till it shows up on amazon, tried the site you linked but it takes me to a regular dvd section and searching bluray brings up nothing..

Thanks for clearing that! I think ill wait then till it shows up on amazon, tried the site you linked but it takes me to a regular dvd section and searching bluray brings up nothing..

Sorry, found another typo. I meant www.bollywoodblu-ray.com. He has a good collection - if you pre-order, you may get it as soon as it is available.

More web shops. Check all including amazon.com.

1. Bollywooddvds (www.bollywoodblu-ray.com)

Well presented site and easy to locate blurays

http://www.bollywooddvds.com/search....strkey=blu-ray

2. Bollyman

Well presented site and easy to locate blurays. (Click Bollywood Blu Ray under categories)

http://www.bollyman.com/

3. nehaflix

Well presented site and easy to locate blurays

http://store.nehaflix.com/bluray.html

4. Eros entertainment

Only Eros blu-rays. Okay site. Could locate blurays easily.

http://dvdstore.erosentertainment.co.../bluraydvd.asp

5. Ayngaran

Only Tamil blurays. Hard to locate blurays but offered good pricing.

http://eshop.ayngaran.com/ww/index.php?cPath=61&osCsid=8575017310ec1da606ef6594 e1d876bf

6. amazon.com

Not easy to locate Indian blurays if you don't know the titles.

Om Shanti Om (http://www.amazon.com/Shanti-Blu-ray-Shah-Rukh-Khan/dp/B00124ONSS/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245241732&sr=1-2&tag=blurayforum-20)

Heyy Babyy (http://www.amazon.com/Heyy-Babyy-Blu-ray-Akshay-Kumar/dp/B0015YY7DG/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245241621&sr=1-1&tag=blurayforum-20)

Jodhaa Akbar (http://www.amazon.com/Jodhaa-Without-English-Subtitles-Blu-ray/dp/B001HKM85W/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245241657&sr=1-1&tag=blurayforum-20)

Saawariya (http://www.amazon.com/Saawariya-Blu-ray-Zohra-Segal/dp/B001221DTM/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245241732&sr=1-1&tag=blurayforum-20)

Chandni Chowk to China (http://www.amazon.com/Chandni-Chowk-China-Blu-ray-Akshay/dp/B001OQCUXY?tag=blurayforum-20)

Sivaji (http://www.amazon.com/Sivaji-%2522The-Blu-Ray-Cinema%2522-Blu-ray/dp/B0015V86GS/ref=sr_1_1/178-5295138-8301416?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245246245&sr=1-1&tag=blurayforum-20)

Villu (http://www.amazon.com/Villu-South-Asian-Tamil-Blu-ray/dp/B00263XKLU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1245246306&sr=1-1&tag=blurayforum-20)

7. India Weekly

Okay site but not easy to locate blurays. Do a search on blu

http://www.indiaweekly.com

any update on any new movies coming out on blu-ray ?

For all bollywood lovers like me eros has just released four new titles on blue ray, billu barber with shahrukh khan (king of bollywood), partner ( govinda) and bhool bhulaya, and lago raho munnabhai.


I have put a link, i am so excited the beauty , wonderful colors and cinematogrophy and visuals of bollywood, new movies on blue ray

http://www.bollywooddvds.com/

Ime gettting all 4 monday, billu barber is the most amazing, with 4 different heroines doing item numbers. I cant wait, deepika, kareena, lara all in blue ray, wow, bollywood is really catching on the blue wave

Wow, nice! Hope this is the beginning of more blu-rays to come.

Feedback is coming in from the 4 new Eros BDs and it's not so good. Partner is upconverted SD, apparently. The others look more like HD but Saawariya or Jodhaa it ain't. And no lossless sound, just DD.
http://www.zulm.net/forums/viewforum.php?f=13

partnet ,billu,bhool.b,lage raho munna bahi all these four bluray are upconverted it seems


when u r watching on plasma,lcd,led i never get the feeling that iam watching HD bluray it seems iam watching original dvd on regular tv


thats sad
seems like they transfered the movie from the pront not from the negative

Is Yash Raj Films' 'New York' really being released tomorrow (Sept 24)?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002PLVQ8W/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

Is Yash Raj Films' 'New York' really being released tomorrow (Sept 24)?

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B002PLVQ8W/ref=ord_cart_shr?_encoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

It's out. Quality is good. Recommended.

It's out. Quality is good. Recommended.In that case: ordered.

Thanx,

So no Salaam Bombay on BD as yet?

Dil Chahta Hai!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwrnbWscbzA

Wonderful news! My favourite Farhan Akhtar film. Now if they could only release his other films (Laksyaa, Don).

So is Yash Raj going Blu? It's still a painful wait for Yash Raj to do good blu ray transfers of their classics and release.

I'm thinking DDLJ, K3G, Kal Ho Naa Ho, etc, etc.

So is Yash Raj going Blu? It's still a painful wait for Yash Raj to do good blu ray transfers of their classics and release.

I'm thinking DDLJ, K3G, Kal Ho Naa Ho, etc, etc.

Yes, some BDs are now out. Waiting for stills and reviews...

So is Yash Raj going Blu? It's still a painful wait for Yash Raj to do good blu ray transfers of their classics and release.

I'm thinking DDLJ, K3G, Kal Ho Naa Ho, etc, etc.

Yes, they are! RNBDJ, DDLJ, VZ, and CDI are available now from bollywooddvds.com, plus others.

I tried an order of RNBDJ as a test, just received notice it's been shipped. :)

Any sings of Lagaan?

There is this thread that is updated constantly..

http://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread.php?t=123135

Any sings of Lagaan?

Lagaan in 2010?

http://www.bollywoodblu-ray.com/moreinfo.aspx?id=MV-06264

http://www.bollywoodblu-ray.com/index.aspx

I didn't check if this was already posted. Awesome film. Not your typical Bollywood movie.

http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Blu-Blu-ray-Farhan-Akhtar/dp/B0030F7PKU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260808747&sr=1-7

I didn't check if this was already posted. Awesome film. Not your typical Bollywood movie.

http://www.amazon.com/Rock-Blu-Blu-ray-Farhan-Akhtar/dp/B0030F7PKU/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1260808747&sr=1-7

Good movie .. great songs ... my teenage kid and her friends love it...

Sorry for the thread hijack but can anybody let me know where to rent original Bollywood movies either BD or DVD?
Most of the online store (Desicompany etc) rent pirated copied movies. ZDag rents original movies but unfortunately they are shutting their doors. I've been a happy member.
Netflix does not carry all the movies and they are really slow in getting the current releases.

Any suggestions would be really appreciated? Or if you wish you can respond to this thread
http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=1104719&highlight=zdag

I see Dostana has been released on Blu-Ray! Anyone own it yet? How is the transfer? Good quality?

I looked for 'Billu Barber' on Amazon and it had one review warning "This is an upconverted SD on blu ray. Buyers beware. Do not buy."

I've run into the same thing when look for anime on Blu-ray (e.g., 'Yukikaze' BD was an upconvert from 480p to 1080i).

Anyone know a way to reliably find out which Bollywood BDs are upconverts vs which ones are real HD transfers (like the upcoming 'Dil Chata Hai')?

I looked for 'Billu Barber' on Amazon and it had one review warning "This is an upconverted SD on blu ray. Buyers beware. Do not buy."

I've run into the same thing when look for anime on Blu-ray (e.g., 'Yukikaze' BD was an upconvert from 480p to 1080i).

Anyone know a way to reliably find out which Bollywood BDs are upconverts vs which ones are real HD transfers (like the upcoming 'Dil Chata Hai')?

That one person might have thought it was an upconvert, but I own it, and I don't think it is. One thing to note, though, is that the DVD itself is one of the highest quality Bollywood DVDs I've seen, so...

I'm reading that the just-released Rab Ne Bana De Jodi is one of the best BW blu-rays yet.

You'll find Bollywood DVD's and blu-rays much cheaper from nehaflix.com, btw. And I've never gotten a pirated movie from them.

So based on posts here and nehaflix, I see that DDLJ is on blu ray:

http://store.nehaflix.com/ddlj-bluray.html

Anyone have it? Looking for a video/audio review, even specs would be nice.

Ditto for RNBDJ:
http://store.nehaflix.com/rab-ne-bluray.html

Thanks!

this is great, my local Wal-Marts now stock about 10 different blu-ray titles and they are cheaper than anywhere online, only $18 bucks

Thanx for the tip Pagali, I'll check out Nehaflix.

I was watching AVS (Asian Variety Show) on TV today and they mentioned that Yash Raj Films was releasing 10 movies on BD. They also said to look for up to 50 desi movies on BD in 2010.

Will still have to be careful about upconverts vs new transfers.

Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi is well-worth the 18 bucks at Nehaflix. Picture quality is on par with Sawaariya. Sawaariya has dark sets. IMO, RNBDJ has more eye candy, brilliant colors, and Anushka Sharma is quite easy on the eyes. :) Unfortunately, there is no lossless track. What a shame. A True HD or HDMA track would've made this Blu-ray perfect, since all the songs were quite nice. Instead there are lossy Dolby 5.1 and legacy DTS.

Edit: After further viewing, picture quality is not as sharp as Sawaariya, not as detailed, but still a quite good quality Blu-ray nevertheless.

Sorry that this is not a Blu-ray question....but I bought a copy of Devdas from Nehaflix, standard DVD, and the picture quality is HORRID! Not even DVD standards, it's like a copy of a pirated copy. I'm watching it on a 55" plasma and the pixels are the size of Dimes. Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a good quality copy of Devdas?

Sorry that this is not a Blu-ray question....but I bought a copy of Devdas from Nehaflix, standard DVD, and the picture quality is HORRID! Not even DVD standards, it's like a copy of a pirated copy. I'm watching it on a 55" plasma and the pixels are the size of Dimes. Can anyone tell me where I can purchase a good quality copy of Devdas?

you have to find diaphna french pal r2 release if u want good devdas today. check e bay(might be out of production)

Also on RNBDD, there is a lot of distortion in the Dolby 2.0 track, too much gain, unusable.

Ghajini BD from India has great image quality. Recommended.

what's the verdict about the quality of DDLJ ?? It is one of my most favorite bollywood movies and would love to have it on Blu-ray.

what's the verdict about the quality of DDLJ ?? It is one of my most favorite bollywood movies and would love to have it on Blu-ray.

I got my copy of DDLJ over the weekend. The video quality i believe is as good as it can get. There are some soft shots but i feel they are inherent to the photography and not the transfer. Other than that, this is as beautiful as i have seen this movie till date, the colors are very realistic looking and there appears to be no filtering/DNR to my eyes.

One note of caution though, the soundtrack is in DTS/DD and does not have the newer codecs(not that it matters too much IMHO). Also the soundtrack seems to suddenly go hot when the songs come in. I was listening to it through my tv speakers instead of my HT so YMMV.

Also the YashRaj animation or the DDLJ Logo animation(comes when you start up the disc) has horrible pixelization.. so i was really worried when i saw it. But once the movie started it's all a non issue.

Overall very happy with the purchase, would certainly recommend this! I'll now be able to put away the crappy dvd i got from India that in all its fanciness has a horrible pq even by dvd standards.

Daman,

Thanks for the review. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it from ?

Daman,

Thanks for the review. If you don't mind me asking, where did you get it from ?

Don't mind at all. I got it from an Amazon dealer, i first ordered it from Amazon directly but they told me estimated shipping of March 9th. I canceled and ordered through a dealer called bookbarn2020. Very fast shipping and processing, got it within a week. Hope that helps!

Bollywood Blu-ray http://www.bollywoodblu-ray.com/index.aspx has Jodha Akbar listed as All Region with English subtitles. Can anyone verify if this has been released as all region?

Bollywood Blu-ray http://www.bollywoodblu-ray.com/index.aspx has Jodha Akbar listed as All Region with English subtitles. Can anyone verify if this has been released as all region?

yes its region free

Ugh, I purchased Devdas from my local flea market's Blu-ray dealer. I asked 2x if it was a pirated copy or not and he said no. It was clearly a crappy upscaled DVD rip. It was in a regular blu-ray case, but the cover looked cheap.

Man!! Why is it so hard to get a good hindi title in high def. :mad:

I will go ballistic if Fox Searchlight does not release My Name is Khan.

Ugh, I purchased Devdas from my local flea market's Blu-ray dealer. I asked 2x if it was a pirated copy or not and he said no. It was clearly a crappy upscaled DVD rip. It was in a regular blu-ray case, but the cover looked cheap.

You could have easily found out here and at several other sites that Devdas is not released on Blu Ray (yet). ;)

You could have easily found out here and at several other sites that Devdas is not released on Blu Ray (yet). ;)

even the bluray released if u buying from flea market its a copy/pirated

The real geniune guy will sell the bluray atleast open box for 9-10
I think it still worth it for bluray to pay abit more

I will go ballistic if Fox Searchlight does not release My Name is Khan.



Bollywoodblu-ray.com has it listed as coming soon.

I want to see Katrina Kaif in HD. Don't care what movie lol :)

I want to see Katrina Kaif in HD. Don't care what movie lol :)

Then get BD of "New York. Good quality disc.

Just watched 'Pyar Impossible" on BD. Dopey movie (as expected), but light-hearted fun (a la 'Neal-n-Nikki'). Nice picture quality and pretty good surround mix too (when the camera switches angles, characters that were talking on-screen can be heard softly off to the side continuing their conversation). Anyone else see this movie?

For some reason I have rented two bollywood blu-rays from Netflix so far and both failed to play on PS3.. recently two separate BD discs of Billu Barber from Netflix failed to play on PS3 :mad: any clue why?

I thought Netflix BD should play in US region PS3.

For some reason I have rented two bollywood blu-rays from Netflix so far and both failed to play on PS3.. recently two separate BD discs of Billu Barber from Netflix failed to play on PS3 :mad: any clue why?

I thought Netflix BD should play in US region PS3.

Maybe your Ps3 has a better taste in movies than you :p

Maybe your Ps3 has a better taste in movies than you :p

It wasn't for me :rolleyes:

Anyone with PS3 and Netflix Hindi BDs?

I have a PS3 and also own 3 blurays from Bollywood(OSO,DDLJ, Saawariya) but haven't tried Billu barber on it. Was the disc badly scratched? Sometimes washing it with water to clean off any sludge helps..

I have a PS3 and also own 3 blurays from Bollywood(OSO,DDLJ, Saawariya) but haven't tried Billu barber on it. Was the disc badly scratched? Sometimes washing it with water to clean off any sludge helps..

The BDs were clean, no scratches or anything. Sometimes PS3 would say can't play this video file and would stuck there.

Seems like Eros released some new movies on Blu.. of interest might be Munnabhai MBBS, Wanted etc

They seem to be on sale from 16- 18 bucks or so.

http://dvdstore.erosentertainment.com/product/bluraydvd.asp

Seems like Eros released some new movies on Blu.. of interest might be Munnabhai MBBS, Wanted etc

They seem to be on sale from 16- 18 bucks or so.

http://dvdstore.erosentertainment.com/product/bluraydvd.asp



Thanks. Too bad I bought Wanted on DVD last week. :(

"Don" is released and the stills look decent.
http://www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=11310

For all the Canadians out there, where are you getting the Bollywood blurays from?

I had the same problem. Billu Barber and Bhool Buliyan will not play on ps3. When you go to info box it shows empty disk..

Ditto here with Billu from Netflix. You get a splash screen telling you about the wonders of Blu Ray, (they seem to miss the great DRM it has though :) ) and the disc then gives you a blank screen.

This is on a sony blu ray player with the most recent firmware update.....

Isn't it great that the technology designed to stop real pirates does nothing but we honest folks have to wait 3 minutes for some discs to play, during which time the player is working on de and re scrambling it. For someone who rarely watches a movie twice (and hence would NOT keep a copy) this is a lot of wasted motion and electricity.

We returned Billu for a second disc, and it didn't play either. Sorry Shah Rukh, not tonight.

So where the hell is Lagaan BD, didn't it have release date in spring 2010?

So where the hell is Lagaan BD, didn't it have release date in spring 2010?

Same question about Dil Chahta Hai...that was supposed to be released early this year :mad:

Same question about Dil Chahta Hai...that was supposed to be released early this year :mad:

DCH is released in India from T-Series. But it's not the restored version coming later. Has also watermarks on the songs and no supplements.

K3G has been released in Germany. Details here
http://www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?p=97958#p97958

Wondering when 3 Idiots is hitting Bluray..

Yeah, saw '3 Idiots' twice in the theatres. Been holding off buying the DVD, expecting it to show up on BD any day now. Wonder what the hold up is.

Yeah, saw '3 Idiots' twice in the theatres. Been holding off buying the DVD, expecting it to show up on BD any day now. Wonder what the hold up is.

Yes, I've been holding off for the same reason as well. I did notice the blu ray listed on Eros website so hopefully it will come soon

Yeah, saw '3 Idiots' twice in the theatres. Been holding off buying the DVD, expecting it to show up on BD any day now. Wonder what the hold up is.

I had sent one email about 3 idiots blu-ray release & I was told September,2010

Hey, that's next month. Hopefully it really is released in September.

Looks like Rajneeti is the latest on blu-ray . Anybody got this one yet - any comments on AQ/PQ?

I had sent one email about 3 idiots blu-ray release & I was told September,2010

That would be fantastic! Looking fwd to it!

Still waiting for that restored version of Dil Chahta Hai.

In case anyone is still wondering how to get Billu to work on blu ray in your PS3, I found a workaround on another site.

Apparantly, there is an authoring error. You have to somehow navigate to title 5, chapter 1 to play the movie from the start:

I just bought the Billu blu ray yesterday and had the same problem on my PS3. Don't know if the solution was posted, but if you go to the control panel (the triangle button) and go to the "Go To" option, there should be a display that pops up in the bottom right corner saying the title number, chapter, etc. I messed around and discovered that in order to play the movie from the beginning, you have to go to Title 5, Chapter 1. At that point it starts in the beginning and you can skip between chapters to get to songs or what have you. Hope this helps!

Enjoy!

So Gowarikers Swades and Jodhaa Akbar has already been released on Bluray, we need Lagaan! I wonder what's happened to it, it had realease date at early 2010?

Can anyone comment on the PQ of Veer? The one with Salman Khan, not Veer Zaara with Shah Rukh Kahn.

an off topic question - any good online bollywood movie rental site that you might know?
I was using zdag & they stopped the service. Prior to that I was using another one ( forgot the name, but they were pretty awesome). Netflix is very slow in getting bollywood movies I am not interested in getting the piated ones

an off topic question - any good online bollywood movie rental site that you might know?
I was using zdag & they stopped the service. Prior to that I was using another one ( forgot the name, but they were pretty awesome). Netflix is very slow in getting bollywood movies I am not interested in getting the piated ones

try njmtv.com. For me the best selection and customer service i have seen

cool, let me try them out. They are based in NJ, so shipping to West Coast might be an issue - but , something is beter than nothing

Hi Srini

Thanks for the njmtv recommendation. Although I haven't received any movie yet, the initial interaction & support is pretty good. They are very responsive as well

Amazon lists KKHH and Kal Ho Naa Ho for next week I think.

Has anyone heard anything about these ? :confused:

Amazon lists KKHH and Kal Ho Naa Ho for next week I think.

Has anyone heard anything about these ? :confused:

I already have both of them from Nehaflix.com. :D

How is the quality ?

In my best Jeff Spicoli stoner voice:

Hey dudes, what's with all the dancing!?? And like, where's the kissing 'n' stuff!?? There're all these, uh, hot Indian girls and no kissing, and that like really bums me out, okay?

I'm just sayin'... okay, well... catch ya later, dudes!

:D

hey dudes..

my claim to fame: I own DvDs of each and every Aamir Khan movie ever released :cool:

'potential' claim to an even higher fame: going to India and meeting the man - Aamir Khan, in person!!.. :D
Stumbled upon this- Lufthansa starting this contest Salaam Bollywood today..giving away round-trip tickets to India.. :eek:
The contest went live just over 3hrs ago..here's the 'link':

(ww..)lhsalaambollywood(dot)com [this sucks big time..m NOT ALLOWED TO POST URLs :mad: ]

does anyone know if Salaam Bombay has been released yet on BD? and if so, where to acquire?
thanks

does anyone know if Salaam Bombay has been released yet on BD? and if so, where to acquire?
thanks


I don't know if Salaam is out yet, but I've been going here ever since it was recommended in this thread. Good service.


http://www.njmtv.com/

I don't know if Salaam is out yet, but I've been going here ever since it was recommended in this thread. Good service.


http://www.njmtv.com/

+1. I started using them since Feb & the service has been pretty good so far

Tyvm!

Does anyone whoselese can rent the hindi blurays other than njmtv/nymtv in us

any word on the restored version of Dil Chahta Hai?

Any word on anything...

When will Bollywood movies start coming out in dvd/blu-ray at the same time? Almost every time I loose my patience & watch it on DVD

I think the new ones are releasing at the same time, though not all of them. ZNMD just came out on bluray a while back and seems to have great pq.

I also got a copy of Band Baaja Baraat on my recent trip to India and it's has one of the best pq/aq's ive seen from bollywood.

Yeah I have Band Baaja Baraat in BD & PQ is great. Znmd was released on bd much later than DVD & by the time it was released in BD, it already came in TV ( Star plus & all) couple of times.

The latest one is Force - not yet in DVD/BD , but already broadcasted in Star Plus - in great SD quality & glamorous stereo audio

Yeah I have Band Baaja Baraat in BD & PQ is great. Znmd was released on bd much later than DVD & by the time it was released in BD, it already came in TV ( Star plus & all) couple of times.

The latest one is Force - not yet in DVD/BD , but already broadcasted in Star Plus - in great SD quality & glamorous stereo audio

I've read that Force got pretty bad reviews overall though? I'm certainly going to get ZNMD on blu when i can, but really want at least Lagaan and Sholay to get released with good pq/aq in blu. It seems like we've been waiting since ages on them.

Yes, Force was not good. I am waiting for Desi Boyz now ( not sure when it will come in BD).
As mentioned in this thread, I subscribed to njmtv almost a year ago to rent Bollywood blu-rays, but I find I am almost exclusively renting DVDs only ( as BDs are coming months later than DVD). Only if I like one movie, I buy that on BD when it shows up

Yes, Force was not good. I am waiting for Desi Boyz now ( not sure when it will come in BD).
As mentioned in this thread, I subscribed to njmtv almost a year ago to rent Bollywood blu-rays, but I find I am almost exclusively renting DVDs only ( as BDs are coming months later than DVD). Only if I like one movie, I buy that on BD when it shows up

God save u from stinky , crappy boyz and stinky puss in boots lol

ZNMD Blu Ray is good looking and the film is good as well. Recommended purchase, and not just for Bollywood fans. The film is made for a world audience and problematic Bollywood formula treatment is lacking. There are songs but they are well integrated and flow with the plot.

ZNMD Blu Ray is good looking and the film is good as well. Recommended purchase, and not just for Bollywood fans. The film is made for a world audience and problematic Bollywood formula treatment is lacking. There are songs but they are well integrated and flow with the plot.

I agree if you could sit through slow and treacherous plot and a hell a over actor farhan khan:( I could not:( with my due apologies to mhafner

I agree if you could sit through slow and treacherous plot and a hell a over actor farmhan khan:( I could not:( with my due apologies to mhafner
I either don't get your inside joke or you can't spell the actor's name.
Salman Khan the farmhand? :-) The plot had the right speed for me. Don't know what a treacherous plot is. It was not too original but compared to the usual Bollywood fare it's very tolerable. The film is far from perfect, but quite decent nonetheless. What I missed most was a stand out superior song.
I'm looking forward to more films from Zoya Akhtar. She is talented, no doubt.

ZNMD Blu Ray is good looking and the film is good as well. Recommended purchase, and not just for Bollywood fans. The film is made for a world audience and problematic Bollywood formula treatment is lacking. There are songs but they are well integrated and flow with the plot.

Couldn't agree more, a delightful respite from the usual Bollywood recipe. Unfortunately, it will never get its due recognition from the masala formula fed Bollywood enthusiasts.

BR authoring was excellent for a large screen presentation. No outstanding audio effects or LFE, but the one-liners still punched through!

Wishing for more of these gems.

Couldn't agree more, a delightful respite from the usual Bollywood recipe. Unfortunately, it will never get its due recognition from the masala formula fed Bollywood enthusiasts.

BR authoring was excellent for a large screen presentation. No outstanding audio effects or LFE, but the one-liners still punched through!

Wishing for more of these gems.

Hey Raju, are you talking abt Dabaang and Body Guard or Kite, ZNMGD and Guzaarish?

I either don't get your inside joke or you can't spell the actor's name.
Salman Khan the farmhand? :-) The plot had the right speed for me. Don't know what a treacherous plot is. It was not too original but compared to the usual Bollywood fare it's very tolerable. The film is far from perfect, but quite decent nonetheless. What I missed most was a stand out superior song.
I'm looking forward to more films from Zoya Akhtar. She is talented, no doubt.

My bad actor,s name is FARHAN KHAN :( it is a rip off twisted backwards DCH with a different scenery and Back drop

My bad actor,s name is FARHAN KHAN :( it is a rip off twisted backwards DCH with a different scenery and Back drop
Farhan Akhtar. The director of the film is his sister, Zoya Akhtar, the lyricist of the film is Javed Akhtar, his father (who is a legend in Hindi cinema). A very "filmi" family indeed. His step mother is the superb Shabana Azmi, a legend herself of independent Indian cinema. And of course he's the writer/director of the much loved film that brought a fresh breeze into Bollywood: Dil Chahta Hai!

are you talking abt Dabaang and Body Guard or Kite, ZNMGD and Guzaarish?

ZNMD, as evidenced by mhafner's quoted post. Guzaarish seemed like another original gem until I saw the Spanish language "the sea inside" starring Javier Bardem. SLB directing from a plagiarized script...who'd have thought!

ZNMD, as evidenced by mhafner's quoted post. Guzaarish seemed like another original gem until I saw the Spanish language "the sea inside" starring Javier Bardem. SLB directing from a plagiarized script...who'd have thought!
Guzaarish = Mar adentro + Prestige. It's Bansali's weakness that he does not use his own original material. His strength are the visuals/sounds for his films, the technique, the use of the tools of the craft where he sometimes reaches world class level, such as in the delightful song "Udi" from Guzaarish. Breathtaking how at the end he fuses the music/voice with the facial expressions of Hrithik. And Aishwaria blooms in this film, gets a dignity and seriousness she's usually lacking in other films.

ZNMD, as evidenced by mhafner's quoted post. Guzaarish seemed like another original gem until I saw the Spanish language "the sea inside" starring Javier Bardem. SLB directing from a plagiarized script...who'd have thought!

thanks for your kind clarification:)
Best regards. In the end woh kaya kehtey hain" pasand apnee apnee khayaal apnaa apnaa" :)

Tried to watch RA-one today - tough to finish it - had to stop it

Tried to watch RA-one today - tough to finish it - had to stop itYeah, saw it in the theatres, wish I could get those three hours of my life back. It was like watching Shah Rukh Khan's mid-life crisis unfolding on-screen.

Yeah, saw it in the theatres, wish I could get those three hours of my life back. It was like watching Shah Rukh Khan's mid-life crisis unfolding on-screen.

Lol, go watch zindagi doobra if u can bear that;)

Lol, go watch zindagi doobra if u can bear that;)LOL. Saw it at the local AMC and bought the Blu-ray. LOL.

+1, I thought ZNMD is quite watchable & far more mature than RA-One ( and a lot of other movies for that matter)

Just signed up for njmtv.com rental program.
Awsome customer service, especially in Indian business.
All original discs including brurays.

See this thread for more details

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