Mukta Arts Limited had a successful year, with revenues crossing 1 billion rupees. The company increased film production from 2-3 films per year to 5-6. It has 7 films in various stages of production targeting different audiences. Key films released or expected include Good Boy Bad Boy, Cycle Kick, and Bombay to Bangkok. The company also operates a film school, Whistling Woods International, with over 200 students and infrastructure like film studios. Going forward, Mukta Arts aims to further expand film production and distribution networks as well as unlock additional value from its film library and properties.

1. Mukta Arts Limited
Review Presentation at AGM on September 29th 2007

2. Mukta Arts Ltd. Film Production
 Seven films under various stages of production.
 Creating a slate of films with different directors, targeted at
segmented audiences in Metros, International, mass market.
 Ramp up from 2-3 films a year to 5-6 this year.
 Infrastructure & Management Bandwidth has helped increase
production.
 Film library size increased to 26 of which 20 blockbusters.

3. The Year Ahead
 Films released/ expected to be released in 07-08
 Good Boy Bad Boy (directed by Ashwini Chaudhary)
 Cycle Kick (directed by Shashi Sudigala)
 Black & White (directed by Subhash Ghai)
 Bombay to Bangkok (directed by Nagesh Kukunoor)
 Films under production
 Yuvraj a film by Subhash Ghai with Salman Khan, Anil Kapoor, Salman
Khan, Katrina Kaif & others
 Right Yaa Wrong a film by Neeraj Pathak with Sunny Deol, Irfan Khan & ors
 Kande Pohe a film by Rajiv Patil with Tushar Dalvi, Shilpa
Tulaskar, Subhodh Bhave and introducing Sai Tamhankar.
 Other films to be announced on October 24th

4. Film Distribution & Exhibition
 Nation-wide film distribution network.
 Nine offices all over India.
 Real-time, online reporting.
 Management of exhibition and multiplexes including the PVR,
Adlabs and Fun Republic chain in northern India totaling over
50 screens.
 Acknowledged record of ethical & transparent business
practices.

5. Expansion In Exhibition
 Booking Agency tie-up with major Multiplex chains include:
PVR
Adlabs
Wave
Fun
DT
 Tie-ups with several single screens

6. Whistling Woods International
 First private International film school in India
 State-of-the-art training in the fields of
Films, TV, Animation & Media Arts
 International faculty including active film
professionals
 Comprehensive curriculum, of international
standard, teaching creative, technical and
commercial aspects of filmmaking
 20 acre site at Film City, Mumbai
 Currently 230 students on campus. By 2009
there would be 400 students

7. Infrastructure
20 acre campus 150,000 sq. ft. of built up space
Choreography/dance workshop
Acting rehearsal halls
Theatrical make-up rooms
Conference hall
250 seat auditorium
30 classrooms with Internet & AV
Video Projection halls
Seminar rooms
Video & Audio library & Archives
Text & periodical library
Private film screening rooms
Private audio-listening rooms
Cafeteria
Students business centre
Infirmary
Audition rooms
Student production offices

8. Technical Infrastructure
40’ x 60’ Film shooting studio
40’ x 60’ Television shooting studio
33' x 64' Multi-purpose studio
Digital Photography studios and darkrooms
HDV, Broadcast, 35mm & HD Film Cameras
Professional lighting systems
48 Track, 5.1 surround Music Recording Studio
96 Track, 5.1 Surround Film Dub Theatre
2 ADR & Foley suites
4 Digital audio workstation suites
Midi lab
24-Seat, Non-Linear DV/HDV Edit Lab
5 Non-Linear Film Edit Suites
3 Computer labs
Visual effects studio
2D & 3D animation labs
Design & Graphics studio
Carpentry workshop
R&D centre

9. Academic Advisory Board
Direction Cinematography
Shyam Benegal Ashok Mehta
Karan Johar Vikas Sivraman
Ashutosh Gowarikar KK Mahajan
Ramesh Sippy
Rakeysh Mehra Business of Film & TV
Jagmohan Mundra Ronnie Screwvala
Subhash Ghai Jagmohan Mundra
Mahesh
Bhatt
Acting Music / Sound
Naseeruddin Shah A.R. Rahman
Shahrukh Khan Vanraj Bhatia
Om Puri Rakesh Ranjan
Dilip Kumar Ranjit Barot
Shabana Azmi Daman Sood
Satish Kaushik
Screenplay Writing Performing Arts & Art
Akash Khurana Hema Malini
Sachin Bhaumick Saroj Khan
Kamlesh Pandey AR Rahman
Javed Siddiqui Shiamak Davar
Javed Akhtar M.F. Hussain
Vijay Tendulkar
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10. International Advisory Board
KANWAL REKHI – President, WWI Foundation, U.S.A. Entrepreneur &
Management Guru, Silicon Valley
LORD DAVID PUTTNAM
Film Producer of academy award winning ‘Chariots of Fire’ & other Films like
‘Killing Fields’, ‘Local Hero’, ‘Midnight Express’
SIR MARTIN SORELL
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, WPP Group
SIR CHRISTOPHER BLAND
Chairman – British Telecom
LORD BHIKU PAREKH
Centennial Professor London School of Economics
DR. DEEPAK CHOPRA
Practicing Endocrinologist & Founding President of American Association of
Ayurvedic Medicine
SANDY CLIMAN
Renowned film producer from Hollywood. Films produced: ‘Aviator’ & ‘Miami Vice’
CLARE WISE
UK Film Council – Director, International Affairs
PARMINDER VIR, OBE
Film & Television producer
DEREK WYATT
Member of Parliament – UK, Chairman Associate Parliamentary
Committees Internet, Rugby Union & British Council

11. Governing Council
Chairman - Anand Mahindra Kiran Karnik
President - NASSCOM
Vice Chairman & Managing Director –
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.
Anil Harish Purnendu Chatterjee
Founder & Chairman –
Advocate – DM Harish & Associates The Chatterjee Group
Aroon Purie
Pradip Shah
Editor in Chief & CEO –India Today Group
Director–IndAsia Fund Advisors
Ashok Misra R. Ravimohan
Director – Indian Institute of Managing Director &
Technology, Bombay CEO – CRISIL Limited

12. Technology Partners

13. Affiliations
 Griffith University and Deakin University- Australia
 Norway Film Institute- Oslo
 Seneca College of Applied Arts & Technology- Toronto

14. WWI - Additional Revenue Streams
 Introducing short term professional courses by
2008
 Off-campus course extensions
 On-line/ distance learning programmes
 Leverage IPR and Brand

15. The Year under review
 06-07 Revenues cross Rs. One Billion
 Top line growth over 130%
 Twice the largest previous turn over
 Net Profit over Rs. 140 million
 40% interim dividend paid

16. The Hidden Value
 The Company’s Brand value
 The Audeus Commercial complex
 Communication Centre
 Fully amortized library of 26 films
 Fully paid up Key Man Insurance policy
 WWI land rights, properties and Brand value
 Intellectual property flowing out of WWI

17. Mukta Arts Asset: Audeus Commercial Complex
 Will help unlock value
 No Company investment
 Company’s share in FSI
estimated at over Rs. 60
crores in value

19. Cautionary Statement
Statements in the Management presentation describing the
Company’s objectives, projections, estimates, expectations
may be “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of
applicable securities laws and regulations. The Management
has based these forward-looking statements on its current
expectations and projections about future events. Such
statements involve known and unknown risks, significant
changes in political, economic and business environment in
India and key markets abroad, tax laws, litigation, labour
relations, exchange rate fluctuations, interest and other costs
and may cause the actual results to differ materially.