By Nitin Sethi, Bollywood Trade news Bureau

Percept Picture Company after several months of active discussions with Producer Donald Rosenfeld and Director Terrence Malick have been able to close a participation in the Hollywood production titled TREE OF LIFE.
 
Percept Picture Company has offered this big opportunity to Sahara One Motion Pictures. Sahara One Motion Pictures will be associated with and part finance the film. This would be an extension of Sahara One Motion Pictures into mainstream Hollywood movies. Percept Picture Company would be the executive producer of the said film. The film would feature Collin Farrel and 2 major Hollywood stars in the lead roles. Terrence Malick will also script the film and Emmanual Lubezki is the proposed director of photography.
 
The portion of the film to be shot in India will be done by Percept Picture Company. The pre-production is slated to commence in January 2006 and expected to release some time in 2008.
 
Making the announcement, Donald Rosenfeld said, "We are thrilled to be in business with Sahara One Motion Pictures and Percept Picture Company and we look forward to many more great collaborations in the future, both in India and USA".
 
"The New World", a new interpretation of the  Ponchantas/John Smith story, which is scheduled for release in November 2005 is directed by Terrence Mallik, starring Colin Farrel Percept Picture Company [PPC] is India's leading content creation, aggregation and distribution company. Established in 1993 Percept Picture Company (PPC) today offers its services in producing motion pictures, televisions software, distribution and marketing of motion pictures, ad films production, corporate films, live events and special projects.

Making inroads into the Indian Feature Film Industry in 1998 with PYAAR MEIN KABHI KABHI, PPC became the first advertising related production house to produce a full length-feature film. In 2002 PPC released its second production MAKDEE, a children's film. In Aug 2004, PPC released PHIR MILENGE successfully, which is India's first mainstream commercial film with a socially relevant message.
 
PPC has successfully done the theatrical distribution for movies such as PAGE 3, MUMBAI XPRESS', BOSE - THE FORGOTTEN HERO, YAHAAN in Indian theatres. Percept Picture Company's forthcoming projects include PYAAR MEIN TWIST (Sept '05 release), THE TRUCK OF DREAMS (Sept '05 release), HANUMAN (Oct '05 release), SACRED EVIL (Nov '05 release), MOTHER TERESA (Nov '05 release),  MALAMAAL WEEKLY (Under Production), HOME DELIVERY (Under Production).