VSNL, Yash Raj plan web premiere of Chak De

Videsh Sanchar Nigam (VSNL) today announced that it has joined hands with Yash Raj Films, a film production firm promoted by Yash Chopra, for the web premiere of the 2007 blockbuster "Chak De India."

The film is available online in DVD quality and Tata Indicom Broadband customers will be the first to view the film in the innovative web format within India.

"The web premiere of this blockbuster reinforces the power of the Internet today. It is a proud moment for us to be partners in this endeavour to provide the best for our customers. This is yet another addition to our existing portfolio of over 300 Hindi and language movies," said Shankar Prasad, president, retail business unit, Tata Indicom.

Users of Tata Indicom Internet services already have access to a content library comprising over 300 movies, 600,000 songs, and innumerable consumer and business applications.

VSNL has its broadband operations in over 40 Indian cities and has around 500,000 broadband and Internet subscribers.