NUCLEAR MANGO EXPLODES ON THE SCENE

 

Screen Int’l screams:

Menon, Keenan launch India-US consultancy Nuclear Mango

 Hot on the heels of the Academy Awards and commercial success of Slumdog Millionaire, Bollywood producer Govind Menon and US independent executive William Keenan have launched the Indian-US production consultancy Nuclear Mango.

Variety votes:

Mango ripe for biz

Menon, Keenan launch Nuclear

The duo took the sobriquet Nuclear Mango in homage to President Bush’s 2006 comment after the U.S. and India signed a nuclear accord and a trade deal — “The U.S. is looking forward to eating Indian mangoes.”

Some interesting projects coming soon from the Indo-American new wave:

Vengeance has a sssssound…

RA.1

Extreme City

…Mickey Rourke meets Mr. Chopra?

 Jai Rocky

The Mummy… of the Slums

 

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