Manmohan Shetty’s Adlabs and Ashok Amritraj’s Hyde Park Entertainment are co-producing three Hollywood movies. The first of these is Asylum, directed by David R. Ellis.

Ram Gopal Varma will be directing Within, a horror film to be shot in Manhattan, for a global audience.

UTV Motion Pictures is co-producing three Hollywood films, two with actor Will Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment and one with Fox Searchlight, a 100 per cent subsidiary of 20th Century Fox.

…while Hollywood’s cocking an eye at India

Sony Pictures Releasing of India (SPRI), an offspring of Sony Pictures Entertainment, has announced a collaborative venture with director Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s production house, SLB Films. Cameras for the Hindi film Saawariya have started rolling in Karjat, on the outskirts of Mumbai.

Earlier, Sony Pictures marketed and promoted Bengali film Saanjh Baatir Rupkathara.

Warner Brothers has tied up with music company Sa Re Ga Ma for home video. Recently, Raymond bought the India rights to use Superman on its products for two years. The textile major is selling Superman apparel for two of its brands — the kids wear brand Zapp! and the premium outdoor lifestyle brand Parx.