Indian Film Industry's First Blue Ray Released

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Bollywood's First Blue Ray Released

Eros International releases ‘Heyy Babyy’ On Blu-Ray Disc format

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04/03/2008 Mumbai / London, 4th March 2008:

Eros International announced today that in response to strong global consumer demand; it will release smash hit ‘Heyy Babyy’ to Blu-ray high-definition disc format on March 3rd. Eros continues to lead as the pioneer in Indian media and entertainment as this will be the first global release of a Bollywood film on Blu-ray disc format.

‘Heyy Babyy’ has been mastered directly from the negative digital source under the supervision of Sajid Khan, with upgraded picture and sound. In addition to the film, the disc includes many extra features and a four hour in-depth documentary explaining everything about making a big budget Bollywood film.

We will soon be releasing “Om Shanti Om” and many of our all time classics that will appeal to the ever growing market of Bollywood and Indian film fans around the globe," commented Marcus Stuart Vannini, EVP of Corporate Development & Eros New Media.

The “Heyy Babyy” Blu-ray discs are on sale and available immediately through * and will be available shortly in retail stores throughout India, Canada, United States and United Kingdom.

Source
Blu-ray.com | *www.erosplc.com/eros/news/press/pr2008/2008-03-04/

Official Site @ Eros
*www.heyybabyy.erosentertainment.com/
*dvdstore.erosentertainment.com/product/bollywood-movie.asp?Buy_Heyy_Babyy_-_Blu_Ray_DVD_6a

Review from Audio Video Science Forums
*www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=13382117

Just wondering as to its cost

^^only Rs.999 MRP

geez thanks man

Now i have to allocate 35000+65000+1000 for this venture

PS3+Plasma[size undecided]+Bd Discs

Probable will wait for 1 year b4 everything crashes down

Just now received Samsung will introduce Bd players in May/Jun this year

Rs 999 ???
is there any english titles available in india??

anyway nice start...

p.s : hope grey market guys come to know this release.. so that they will start releasing thier own BLURAY :-D

actually they are the ones who promote these formats.. players.. devices...

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T159 said:
^^only Rs.999 MRP

Just Rs.999? Are you sure?

That's amazing. A DVD costs 399 typically.

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ring_wraith said:
That's amazing. A DVD costs 399 typically.

Indian movies you can get for as low as Rs.49(TSeries) and that from Tips are also available at Rs.299

^^^ not latest one dude...

The BlueRay player prices are increasing guys, not decreasing. Since HD DVD pulled out of the race, blueray is cashing in on the future HD version premium.

^^ that is only going to be momentary ... as hd dvd is no more and as the war was so hyped that now a lot of ppl go and buy blu ray drives so the increase is going to last for a small period

naveen_reloaded said:
Rs 999 ???
is there any english titles available in india??

anyway nice start...

p.s : hope grey market guys come to know this release.. so that they will start releasing thier own BLURAY

actually they are the ones who promote these formats.. players.. devices...

Stop spreading the word about piracy. Use original version :grin:

naveen_reloaded said:
Rs 999 ???
is there any english titles available in india??

anyway nice start...

p.s : hope grey market guys come to know this release.. so that they will start releasing thier own BLURAY

actually they are the ones who promote these formats.. players.. devices...

grey market guys will just start getting better rips.
imagine ripping a BD to VP7 + 5(7).1 MusePack in a DL DVD.
that would give an almost equal quality when kompared to the original.

CadCrazy said:
Stop spreading the word about piracy. Use original version

loook around u my friend....

and tell me again ??

simply because i stop speaking about piracy .. is it gona change in india??

think again???

ok do u think if grey market stops seling bluray ... do u think bluray will become popular????

NO WAY...

i still remmeber grey market people are the one who brought DVD to light ... not anyother ads or company etc...

its just like PORN industry decision on FORMAT...

:-D

face the reality dude

I have seen LinFanboyz, WinFanboyz & MacFanboyz but never seen any hardcore PiracyFanboy like you

LOL.....

wht are u a antipiracy FANboy huh ????

like RIAA / MPAA / etc.....

WORLD HATES you....!!! :-D

no offence....

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What happened to Dil Chahta hain.

good news , BTW, its need we need little help of gray market for decreasing B-R disk price, they willl do their duty

naveen_reloaded said:
Rs 999 ???
is there any english titles available in india??

anyway nice start...

p.s : hope grey market guys come to know this release.. so that they will start releasing thier own BLURAY

actually they are the ones who promote these formats.. players.. devices...

What these gray market guys will do is stuff 10 Movies onto a BD-ROM at low bitrate just like they stuff current dvd's with 3 movies.

^^ only 3?? here 5-6 movies available in kolkata in a DVD

naveen_reloaded said:
LOL.....

Yes i'm piracy FANboy huh ????

WORLD HATES me....!!!

piracy is no offence....

What else i can say. I hail you man

dude u better edit ur post....

quote wht i say...

this isnt fair...

Zeeshan Quireshi said:
What these gray market guys will do is stuff 10 Movies onto a BD-ROM at low bitrate just like they stuff current dvd's with 3 movies.

ya true .. very true...

CadCrazy said:
What else i can say. I hail you man

double standards???
preeching ant piracy and doing piracy... !!!! ( i mean editing others post-quote)

i must hail u RIAA = CadCrazy

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@naveen_reloaded,

Did you check the local retail music stores like planetM or crossword,etc?
they should have blue-ray or hd-dvd?

ya... i found only BLUray ps3 games....

but may be i should visit more shops...

heycan anyone tell me .. which video format ill rightly fit my 40" samsung LCD..

coz each time i get a video( from net :-D

) i get two black borders...
wht should i do ???

naveen_reloaded said:
dude u better edit ur post....

quote wht i say...

this isnt fair...

ya true .. very true...

double standards???
preeching ant piracy and doing piracy... !!!! ( i mean editing others post-quote)

i must hail u RIAA = CadCrazy

What make you think that i'm a DRM'd. I like freedom.Why the hell restrictions even if i purchase original.

you hail me. Mugambo Khush Hua.

naveen_reloaded said:
ya... i found only BLUray ps3 games....

but may be i should visit more shops...

heycan anyone tell me .. which video format ill rightly fit my 40" samsung LCD..

coz each time i get a video( from net ) i get two black borders...
wht should i do ???

Use original bluray disk

Naveen its not the size of the display that matters but its resolution. Use video clips in the display's native resolution to completely fill the display. I think your display's native resolution is 1366x768.

Wasn't it Saawariya?

^^^yep..i guess it was..but Saawariya being a Sony initiative ma have something to do with it not being the first...neway..for the gray market to actually utilize the blu-ray disk we have to get hold of some blu-ray players..soo....long time..

MetalheadGautham said:
grey market guys will just start getting imagine ripping a BD to VP7 + 5(7).1 MusePack in a DL DVD.

Seriously mate . You need to see the reality .

Earlier people used to wish for DivX n MP3 support in DVD players . now that they're supported you people move on to something else .

Why can't you people just stick onto something for some time .

IMHO , Ripping in H.264 + 5.1 AAC or DivX + 5.1 MP3 enough.

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*xs125.xs.to/xs125/08110/4163607.jpg , Saawariya box art (courtesy of TheManRoom) & ajamils, AVSForum.

@Zeeshan, that's what the "pirates" are doing these days they compress the BR or HDDVD to either a DVD or a DVD9 and distribute underground

Has anybody been able to get hold of the released title yet?

wasnt it sawariya???

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Saawariya Gets Re-Announced for Blu-ray

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment has re-announced the Blu-ray release of the hit Indian film 'Saawariya', now expected to arrive on store shelves May 6th, day-and-date with the DVD release. Originally announced for a March 15th release, video will be presented in 2.40:1 1080p AVC accompanied by both English and Hindi 5.1 Dolby TrueHD tracks. Extras include "Making the Music" featurette and video from the premiere.

*www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=1032

How much for pirated Blue-Ray ??

asnvin said:
Indian movies you can get for as low as Rs.49(TSeries) and that from Tips are also available at Rs.299

Initially when we were getting Hindi movie DVD's I think they costed around
Rs 500. So I think the price for BluRay of Heyy Baby is ok. I dont know about T-Series DVD's but Moser Baer sells some of the DVD's for Rs 49.

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review, member of High-Def Digest forums

Inside the bluw ray box of Heyy Babyy *i273.photobucket.com/albums/jj215/arcoroc/DSC02191.jpg

The picture quality is very good. Vibrant colors, with rich blacks and a three-dimensional pop to the whole thing. It would be a 5 star transfer if not for these random white "scratch" looking marks that show up often, but not too often to ruin the movie. I don't know if the problem is with my disc or the original film the discs were minted from so I would appreciate if someone else with this BD could state whether or not they see these same white scratch. I give it a 3.75/5, marking off for the scratches.

I don't have a good audio setup so I can't rate that, sorry.

Haven't watched the supplements, but they are listed on the High-Def Digest disc details page.

further review, *forums.highdefdigest.com/showthread.php?p=853212#post853212

when do we start making motion pictures in HD?

Like using The Hi Definition camera & all such setup?

gary4gar said:
when do we start making motion pictures in HD?

Like using The Hi Definition camera & all such setup?

Not happening. HD cameras are not high enough resolution to display in a theatre. It's going to be film for a long time more to come.

@Naveen: Use Media Player Classic. Once the movie is playing, hit the 9 key on keypad (with numlock enabled).

@Cad: Stop being a hypocrite.

I read in some interview, Sajid Khan is a big blu ray and PS3 lover. he mentioned in that interview that he will release the movie on BD. Good start

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In addition, I can confirm that Ayngaran will release Sivaji and Pokkiri on Blu-Ray towards the end of 2008. I will be personally involved on those projects too. Both these films will be taken directly from the 4k DI file. More details soon .

Blu-Ray Version ( releasing in May/June 2008 )

Disc 1 (50GB)
Uncut Version
Anamorphic Widescreen 2.35:1 - from a DI file source (4k)
1080p 24fps - VC-1 Codec
5.1 PCM uncompressed
5.1 DTS-HD
English Subtitles

Source,
*www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9997&st=0&sk=t&sd=a&start=45
*www.zulm.net/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=9997&start=15&st=0&sk=t&sd=a

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screencaps Heyy Babyy

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Sony has said that the plan to release around 500 blue ray titles from the Industry, ;-)

I have OSO in my hands, Planning to watch it this sunday

don't ask whether i purchased it or downloaded

Good ...any tamil movies....

Eagerly waiting....

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What are the costs of these Blu ray Discs

& gary4gar please let us know how was the movie

?doubtfire? said:
What are the costs of these Blu ray Discs

& gary4gar please let us know how was the movie

Movie is complete Cr@p its same karz story with some masala. But yeah Quality Wise its good.

Deepika Looks Hot in High definition, i can see virtually everything

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8. Choose your 10 favourite titles (among the titles listed below) which you would like to own in a Blu-ray format?

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Veer-Zaara
Fanaa
Dhoom:2
Mohabbateina
Dil To Pagal Hai
Kabhie Khushi Kabhie Gham
Kal Ho Naa Ho
Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Chak De India
Kabhi Kabhie
Hum Tum
Dhoom
Bunty aur Babli
Black
Salaam Namaste
Ta Ra Rum Pum
Chandni
Silsila

*www.yashrajfilms.com/bluraysurvey/bluray.aspx

gary4gar said:
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Deepika Looks Hot in High definition, i can see virtually everything

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fanaa maybe.^lolzz

ArZuNeOs said:
geez thanks man

Now i have to allocate 35000+65000+1000 for this venture

PS3+Plasma[size undecided]+Bd Discs

Probable will wait for 1 year b4 everything crashes down

Just now received Samsung will introduce Bd players in May/Jun this year

35K for PS3???? deduct 10K. the 40gb ps3 costs 25K. so thats 10K less for you to save.

i guess due to the insane prices of BD players, going for a ps3 is the best bet. u get a high end gaming console along with a good BD player.

btw u will have to add the additional cost of the BD remote.

coming to the point. its really good to see the first hindi movie being released on blu-ray. and i suppose all credit goes to sajid khan who is a techie himself.
he said in one interview that the DVDs for heyy baby were made by remastering the audio to fit a home theatre 5.1 setup for homes. unlike other dvd creators who just put the same sound played in large screen theatres into the dvds for home viewing.

Anyway the English Blu-ray disc costs a bomb man ...Found i-Robot @ 1800 INR man...Whoa!!!

Blu ray in India .Give me a break .Please here still don't want to buy Dvds why would they buy Blu ray .

Are the blu-ray drives yet so cheap to play these discs..........

Cause Blu ray gives you an edge. A lot of people now have these LCD/Plasma TVs and watching DVDs on them is no fun. Whats the point of spending 1lac on a TV when you aren't using it to the fullest? A blu ray player costs around 22k or so I think?

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update.

Saawariya

The Blur Ray disc of this film has created sensations as reference disc for the top notch quality that it has delivered.

(Disclaimer: Please note that these screenshots were captured at 1920X1080p & 1280x720p and then compressed using JPEG to improve the loading time. While it should give you a general idea of what a title will look like, it's not representative of the true quality that Blu-ray offers.)

1080p
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720p
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Screen shot courtesy Blue Ray.com & threads on Zulm.NET Forums

Saawariya truly is an amazing transfer. The first Indian film I've seen with nice rich colours, and...it just looked awesome. And unlike many others, I actually liked the film!

goobimama said:
Saawariya truly is an amazing transfer. The first Indian film I've seen with nice rich colours, and...it just looked awesome. And unlike many others, I actually liked the film!

:shock. Kya main abnormal hun. Maine to ek ek karke apne sare kapde phad diye the is movie ko dekhte dekhte. Aur tum kehte ho mujhe movie achi lagi.

goobimama said:
The first Indian film I've seen with nice rich colours, and...it just looked awesome

+1

Okay first of all I didn't understand a word you just said, but I get the drift that you didn't like the movie. Luckily for me, all of my friends said the movie sucked big time and they went on about it. I think that lowered my expectations so much that I ended up liking the film (same thing happened with Ghost Rider).

Yes Saawariya sucked big time. But Ghost Rider was not that bad

W i d e S c r e e N said:
*www.yashrajfilms.com/bluraysurvey/bluray.aspx8. Choose your 10 favourite titles (among the titles listed below) which you would like to own in a Blu-ray format?

Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge
Dhoom:2
Mohabbatein
Dil To Pagal Hai
Kuch Kuch Hota Hai
Chak De India
Hum Tum
Dhoom
Black
Salaam Namaste

I hate piracy. I'll download them legally

naveen_reloaded said:
its just like PORN industry decision on FORMAT...

face the reality dude

The PORN industry backed HD-DVD, too bad

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there are rumors that Jodah Akbar will be on blue ray soon.

Was omkara good?It's on blue ray,. worth?

Omkara is on Bluray? Or do you mean Om Shanti Om?

Zeeshan Quireshi said:
Seriously mate . You need to see the reality .

Earlier people used to wish for DivX n MP3 support in DVD players . now that they're supported you people move on to something else .

Why can't you people just stick onto something for some time .

IMHO , Ripping in H.264 + 5.1 AAC or DivX + 5.1 MP3 enough.

videophiles and audiophiles care about nothing except quality

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source
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@gobi,
i found it here,

*www.bollywooddvds.com/search.aspx?fid=11975&icode=

They are there, maybe for pre-order?

Omkara,
*www.bollywooddvds.com/moreinfo.aspx?id=MV-05848

Jodah Akbar
*www.bollywooddvds.com/moreinfo.aspx?id=MV-05792