Billa
STARRING: AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA, PRABHU GANESAN, RASHIN RAHMAN,
NAMITHA KAPOOR & ROSE DAWN
ART DRIECTOR: MILAN
FILM EDITOR: A. SREEKAR PRASAD
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: NIRAV SHAH
MUSIC AND SONG SCORE: YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA
PRODUCERS: L.SURESH
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: SALIM-JAVED
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY & DIRECTED BY VISHNUVARDHAN
Blu-ray Details:
50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray
Video Track: 1080p High Definition 16x9 / 2.35:1 AVC-4
Audio Track 1 - Tamil 5.1 LPCM Uncompressed (48 kHz/24-bit) Audio Track 2 - Tamil 5.1 Dolby Digital
With Optional English Subtitles
ALL REGIONS (ABC)
Synopsis:
David Billa (Ajith Kumar) needs no introduction. Famed for his worldwide smuggling operations, he has become Interpol’s most wanted. Assigned to arrest him is Indian Police officer Jay Prakash (Prabhu Ganesan) who learns of Billa’s movement in Malaysia. With help from the Malaysian police force Jay plans a way to capture the elusive gangster, and his notorious gang. But the method he chooses will be rather bizarre and unconventional... Billa is a remake of the popular original Bollywood classic Don (1978). It has been remade many times with renowned actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikant and Shah Rukh Khan. This version remains faithful to the original Salim-Javed screenplay, yet uses contemporary filmmaking techniques to meet with current audiences expectations. Billa had the honour of being officially screened at the International Cannes Film Festival 2008. Director Vishnu Vardhan, who has trained under acclaimed Indian film-makers like Mani Ratnam and Santosh Sivan, approaches Billa with stylized cinematography, fast editing and raw silver-tone colours. His efforts went rewarded and broke box office records worldwide. The film has award-winning production values from India’s best technicians, and features an acclaimed score by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
About the Transfer:
PICTURE: Billa is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. This new high-definition picture was created from a Digital 2K file, courtesy of Real Image and Prasad Labs (India, Chennai). To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer Blu-ray 50GB disc was encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity material included. Please note that the sliver-blue tone colours are true to the original vision of the film. SOUND: The lossless soundtrack is presented in its original studio mastered format of LPCM 5.1 surround sound - 48 kHz 24-bit. It was taken from the original stems, where the film was originally mixed and mastered.
Release Date: 31st MAY 2009
RRP: £17.99
STARRING: AJITH KUMAR, NAYANTHARA, PRABHU GANESAN, RASHIN RAHMAN,
NAMITHA KAPOOR & ROSE DAWN
ART DRIECTOR: MILAN
FILM EDITOR: A. SREEKAR PRASAD
DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY: NIRAV SHAH
MUSIC AND SONG SCORE: YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA
PRODUCERS: L.SURESH
ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY: SALIM-JAVED
ADAPTED SCREENPLAY & DIRECTED BY VISHNUVARDHAN
Blu-ray Details:
50GB Dual Layer Blu-ray
Video Track: 1080p High Definition 16x9 / 2.35:1 AVC-4
Audio Track 1 - Tamil 5.1 LPCM Uncompressed (48 kHz/24-bit) Audio Track 2 - Tamil 5.1 Dolby Digital
With Optional English Subtitles
ALL REGIONS (ABC)
Synopsis:
David Billa (Ajith Kumar) needs no introduction. Famed for his worldwide smuggling operations, he has become Interpol’s most wanted. Assigned to arrest him is Indian Police officer Jay Prakash (Prabhu Ganesan) who learns of Billa’s movement in Malaysia. With help from the Malaysian police force Jay plans a way to capture the elusive gangster, and his notorious gang. But the method he chooses will be rather bizarre and unconventional... Billa is a remake of the popular original Bollywood classic Don (1978). It has been remade many times with renowned actors like Amitabh Bachchan, Rajinikant and Shah Rukh Khan. This version remains faithful to the original Salim-Javed screenplay, yet uses contemporary filmmaking techniques to meet with current audiences expectations. Billa had the honour of being officially screened at the International Cannes Film Festival 2008. Director Vishnu Vardhan, who has trained under acclaimed Indian film-makers like Mani Ratnam and Santosh Sivan, approaches Billa with stylized cinematography, fast editing and raw silver-tone colours. His efforts went rewarded and broke box office records worldwide. The film has award-winning production values from India’s best technicians, and features an acclaimed score by Yuvan Shankar Raja.
About the Transfer:
PICTURE: Billa is presented in its original theatrical aspect ratio of 2.35:1. Black bars at the top and bottom of the screen are normal for this format. This new high-definition picture was created from a Digital 2K file, courtesy of Real Image and Prasad Labs (India, Chennai). To maintain optimal image quality through the compression process, the picture on this dual-layer Blu-ray 50GB disc was encoded at the highest-possible bit rate for the quantity material included. Please note that the sliver-blue tone colours are true to the original vision of the film. SOUND: The lossless soundtrack is presented in its original studio mastered format of LPCM 5.1 surround sound - 48 kHz 24-bit. It was taken from the original stems, where the film was originally mixed and mastered.
Release Date: 31st MAY 2009
RRP: £17.99
