Priyanka Chopra's new international single ' I can't make you love me' climbs charts instantly

UNIVERSAL MUSIC RELEASES PRIYANKA CHOPRA’S NEW INTERNATIONAL SINGLE "I CAN'T MAKE YOU LOVE ME"

SINGLE CLIMBS TO #3 ON THE ITUNES INDIA OVERALL `SINGLES’

CHART WITHIN HOURS OF ITS RELEASE AND SUBSEQUENTLY PEAKS AT #1

29^th April`14, Mumbai – Universal Music via Interscope Geffen A&M is pleased to announce the release of "I Can't Make You Love Me" (ICMYLM), the brand new single off Priyanka Chopra's much anticipated debut album. Chopra's new track, a fresh and contemporary EDM ballad, was produced by German DJ / Producer Manual “Manian” Reuter and went `live’ across all digital outlets in India on 22^nd April`14. Within 3 hours of it’s release, the single had climbed to #3 on the iTunes India overall `singles’ chart and subsequently peaked at #1 on a chart that includes `Bollywood’ music too. The physical CD single is scheduled for a 30<sup>th</sup> April`14 release and will feature two brilliant `remixes’ of the single.

The song's video, set for release on May 1^st, features actor Milo Ventimiglia (of NBC television series `Heroes’ fame) and chronicles mini moments from a now one-sided romantic relationship about to end. The video was conceptualized and directed by acclaimed duo Jeff Nicholas and Jonathan Craven ofThe Uprising Creative, whose credits include Rihanna’s "Take Care", Justin Timberlake’s "Take Back The Night" and Shakira’s "Empire."

Says Priyanka Chopra, “This is one of my favorite tracks on the album. It's my ode to a classic, a song that I love, and one that says so much - this is for the actor in me”. She continues, “My fans have been super supportive on my previous two International singles “In My City” and “Exotic” and now I can’t wait to hear what they think of my latest single, which for the first time is just `me’ on the track!” .

The release of "I Can't Make You Love Me" follows her two big hit singles "In My City" with Will.i.am, and "Exotic" with Pitbull which have cumulatively sold over half a million units (physical + digital) here – a record for `single’ sales in India! In 2012, Chopra also collaborated with The Chainsmokers as a feature on their track "Erase."

Speaking on this occasion Devraj Sanyal, Managing Director, Universal Music Group & EMI Music, South Asia said “After two successful international singles in “In My City” and “Exotic”, Priyanka Chopra steps out with this banging EDM ballad which is destined to become this summer’s dance anthem! And this time she’s stepped up her game with a single all by herself unlike her previous hits which were collaborations. Once again we at Universal Music will roll out the best possible plan in support of this single to ensure that it’s another sure fire hit and further build up anticipation for the release of Priyanka’s debut international album later this year”.

In the US, Beats By Dr. Dre, in collaboration with Best Buy Co., Inc. will also pay homage to Chopra’s “I Can’t Make You Love Me” with the launch of a new campaign for the popular Beats Pill XL portable Bluetooth speaker. Chopra and her new track will be featured in the national ad campaign, which will run nationwide through May`14. Anjula Acharia Bath, CEO of Desi Hits and Chopra’s Management, notes, “Beats has taken the world by storm and I can’t think of a better platform or brand to release Priyanka’s new single to the US Market.   We could not be more proud to support the launch of the new Beats Pill XL…let’s face it, sometimes bigger is just better!” 

Priyanka boasts of more than 18 million followers across her social media platforms while combined YouTube views for her first two singles / videos is now over a phenomenal 50 million. The new single “I Can’t Make You Love Me” is available across all digital platforms.

About Universal Music India:

Universal Music India Pvt. Ltd. (UMIPL) is a 100% subsidiary of the Universal Music Group.

UMIPL has an extremely rich Indian catalogue comprising songs from Classic Hindi and Regional Films, IndiPop, Bhangra, Ghazals and Devotional. It’s enviable catalogue includes artistes such as AshaBhosle, AnupJalota, Bombay Vikings, Jagjit Singh, JoSh, Malkit Singh, PankajUdhas, Panjabi MC, Raghav, Bohemia, MohitChouhan to name a few. UMIPL ‘film’ catalogue (the 2nd largest in India) spans music from blockbusters such as Sholay, Qurbani, Amar Akbar Anthony, ChoriChoriChupkeChupke, Devdas and Munnabhai MBBS amongst the numerous jewels which symbolize the musical journey from the 70’s to date. On the International music front, UMIPL are the clear market leaders with artistes such as Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, ABBA, Akon, Bon Jovi, Bryan Adams, The Black Eyed Peas, Enrique Iglesias, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber amongst host of other popular music icons and household names in India.

Purva Parag: Another NSDian woos Bollywood

Time and again actors out of National School of Drama (NSD) have left a lasting impact in Bollywood. Even the likes of Naseeruddin Shah, Irrfan Khan, Anupam Kher, Pankaj Kapur, Seema Biswas among plenty others still continue to deliver incredible performances. And after doing many films including the recent one Hasee Toh Phasee, Purva is all set to woo the audience and industry with her performance in the hard-hitting film Koyelaanchal.

Having started off with controversial films like Ghafla, Sonia Sonia (a film based on Sonia Gandhi which ruffled many feathers and ultimately couldn’t see the light of the day), Purva took a four year sabbatical. 

But now the actress is back with a bang and after doing lead role in TV Show Rakshak, National award winning Gujarati film Saptapadi and playing Siddharth Malhotra’s bhabhi’s part in Hasee Toh Phasee, the true-blue NSDian will be seen playing Suneil Shetty’s wife in Koyelaanchal.

“It’s been a great pleasure sharing screenspace with Suneil Shetty. I am the much needed sublime respite in the dark, hard-hitting film that Koyelaanchal is. It is a strong character where I am the backbone or the inner strength of the police officer played by Suneil ji.”

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Talking about her journey in the film industry so far Purva says, “I started off with controversial films but now I want to do movies that see the light of the day and not just ruffle feathers. I am glad that now I am getting projects where I am showcase my acting chops. After Koyelaanchal I have some really interesting projects so the audience is going to see the hardcore NSDian in full form very soon.”

Well, her confidence speaks volumes and we can’t wait to see more of her too.

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Golden Globe Winner Producer Gareth Wiley in Masterclass at FEST-TG 2014

Gareth has been working as a film producer & executive producer for over a decade. Since 2004, he has produced independent feature films including four with Woody Allen. Having persuaded the New Yorker to move his 2004 movie to London the collaboration grew until in January 2009 he won a Best Picture Golden Globe for Woody’s “Vicky Cristina Barcelona”. This was Gareth’s second Golden Globe nomination in four years, having been previously nominated in 2006 for his first collaboration with Woody Allen, “Match Point”.

In 2013, Gareth launched a new online film finance tool, www.screenadvantage.com . This online application makes all Gareth’s proprietary film finance tools available to the industry as a whole and has been widely praised. Users now include Oscar & Golden Globe winning producers and film students alike. Affordable and sophisticated, but easy to use, Screen Advantage allows producers to present professional finance plans and allows financiers to understand at a glance the structure being proposed.

Passes for the full week of masterclasses and workshops start at 59 euros

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 We're very proud to announce Golden Globe winner producer Gareth Wiley as a speaker at FEST - Training Ground 2014.

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At TG 2014 Gareth Wiley will be hosting a masterclass on film production and financing, explaining the new tools available to producers, which are being used from student films to Oscar Winning productions. These tools are designed to help producers (who are usually much more from a creative environment) organize and present their finance plans in a way financiers can understand. In these days when raising money for films is harder than ever, this is becoming a more and more important skill.

Gareth will also be on the board of producers in FEST - Pitching Forum more about on: www.fest.pt

To register visit our website www.fest.pt

FEST – Training Ground is a place where upcoming film makers from all over the world gather in one week, to attend a deluxe training event from workshops to master classes, lectured by industry top experts with recognized achievements. TRAINING GROUND, is now one of the biggest learning forum in the world in the area of filmmaking, in number of participants and number of worldwide recognized experts.

When and Where?
Between the 24th and the 29th of June In Espinho, Portugal, 15 minutes south of Porto in the sea-coast line. A tourism orientated city and one of the summer hotspots of Portugal.

The fee for one week of the world´s best film training activities is only 59 Euros without accommodation or from 89 Euros with accommodation, so be sure to grab your place fast the spaces are limited!

To register visit our website on this link: http://fest.pt/?page_id=1471&lang=en

FEST – Training Ground will have more than 25 Training activities lectured industry top experts, in the past it has brought names such as MELISSA LEO Oscar Winning Actress (The Fighter, Frozen River, Oblivion) PETER WEBBER (Girl With the Pearl Hearing, Hannibal Rising) Oscar Nominated Cinematographer CHRISTIAN BERGER (The White Ribbon, The Piano Teacher) Oscar Nominated Editor TARIQ ANWAR (American Beauty, The King’s Speech)  FERNANDO TRUEBA, TOM STERN Cinematographer of Films such as Gran Torino, Million Dollar Baby, The Hunger Games, Oscar winner Editor MARTIN WALSH,  LAURENCE BENNETT production designer of films such as Crash and The Artist, 3 times Oscar Winner David Macmillan, and many more, detailed information on www.fest.pt

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Apart from  GARETH WILEY we have also confirmed PETER TAYLOR Camera Operator of the year (Gravity) Eugenio Caballero Oscar Winner Production Designer, Justine Seymour Costume Designer,  TIM CORRIE Deputy Director of BAFTA and Film Agent and advisor. Cannes Winner and Oscar Nominee SCANDAR COPTI, William Brookfield Director and Scriptwritter, and GUILLERMO GARCIA RAMOS Spanish Filmmaker and a well known face of prevoius edition of FEST-TG, more names to follow.

The fee for one week of the world´s best film training activities is only 59 Euros so be sure to grab your place fast! With accommodation included for the 6 nights prices start at 89 Euros.

To register visit our website www.fest.pt

Why go?
It is an excellent opportunity in many levels, firstly the knowledge present there is overwhelming, with the best experts in the world, secondly because more than 400 people will come from all over the world to attend creating an atmosphere where you can learn from each other and the experience they have, but mainly because here you can have a big break, people have been hired by some of the experts, found financiers for their films, or simply found a correct direction on their career, FEST -Training Ground is a huge game changer, and a enormous help for up and coming film-makers.

FEST - Training Ground has been a worldwide success, with registered participants coming from all over the World, from countries such as Italy, Norway, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Spain, Lebanon, Brazil, Greece, Portugal, Nigeria, Japan, Poland Russia, Romania, Qatar and so on...

FEST - Pitching Forum and FEST - Industry Meetings
On the program you will also have FEST Pitching Forum In this space filmmakers will meet producers and financers, and each participant will have 4 minutes to pitch his project, and why it should be supported, produced and financed. The FEST Pitching Forum will have many new features in 2014. You will also have a workshop and a masterclass about pitching before the real pitching sessions, so you can prepare yourself the best. This year we will introduce the FEST - Industry meetings

All in one
Training Ground is all in one program, as participants will not only enjoy a six day deluxe training program, but also will be able to attend the screenings of FEST – New Directors | New Films Festival, as parallel activities, all of this having as a scenario the beautiful sea-coast city of Espinho, one of the most looked for sea-coast location in all of Portugal.

How do you register?
All registrations must be made through the Training Ground website www.fest.pt

Who is eligible?
Every film maker or film enthusiast is eligible for registering; you just need to have a genuine interest in the subject, an open spirit, and the will to learn.


More Information about the event on our website www.fest.pt