Walt Disney to distribute UTV Motion Pictures titles
"We are delighted to be working with UTV once again through our home entertainment business distributing and marketing key titles from their slate on Blu-ray discs, DVDs and VCDs to audiences throughout India," says Mahesh Samat, managing director of The Walt Disney Company, India. "Disney India's home entertainment business went direct early last year and in addition to distributing our own Disney titles, by working with key titles from UTV's film slate, we continue to bring great stories and content to the small screens, entertaining families and children all over India."
On this announcement, Siddharth Roy Kapur, CEO, UTV Motion Pictures said, "The Walt Disney Company India has established a strong foothold in the Home Entertainment space within a short span of time and we at UTV are thrilled to partner with them for some of our key titles."
Other titles included as a part of this deal are UTV's latest co production Udaan and the film that was India's official selection for the Academy Awards Harishchandrachi Factory, What's Your Raashee?, Aage Se Right for which Disney's Home Entertainment division will handle distribution and marketing.
The distribution agreement adds to the Walt Disney Studio Home Entertainment's growing retail presence, distributing and marketing popular titles to Indian families and fans. In addition to this announcement, Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment will also look for more local opportunities to provide Indian viewers with a more diverse range of content across genres and languages.