Currently awaiting release is Amritraj's thriller PREMONITION , starring Sandra Bullock and Julian McMahon , which will be released by Sony Pictures. Upcoming films in Post-Production include the action film DEATH SENTENCE , directed by James Wan ( SAW ) and starring Kevin Bacon, Kelly Preston and John Goodman, to be released by 20 th Century Fox and the horror/thriller ASYLUM , directed by David Ellis ( SNAKES ON A PLANE, FINAL DESTINATION 2 ); both films to be released in 2007. Additionally, Mr Amritraj enjoyed a successful box office in 2004 with the Kate Hudson feature RAISING HELEN, which was directed by Hollywood legend Garry Marshall and WALKING TALL, which starred The Rock.

Mr Amritraj has grown Hyde Park Entertainment into a cutting-edge option to the traditional Hollywood studio system for filmmakers, by making it one of the few progressive independent companies that encompasses most elements of a full-fledged studio. The company is capable of developing, producing and co-financing projects as well as handling their international sales and marketing. Hyde Park Entertainment has a first look deal with 20 th Century Fox , and a second look deal with The Walt Disney Studios .
Through The Walt Disney Studios, Mr Amritraj recently released the critically acclaimed drama/romance MOONLIGHT MILE , directed by Brad Silberling, starring Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon and Holly Hunter. Through MGM, he also produced ORIGINAL SIN starring Angelina Jolie and Antonio Banderas and the Golden Globe nominated BANDITS , directed by Barry Levinson starring Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett.

During the span of his 25-year career, having produced or executive produced over 90 films with a worldwide gross in excess of $1 billion, Mr Amritraj has worked with every major studio in Hollywood . Stars who have worked with him include Bruce Willis, Sylvester Stallone, Angelina Jolie, Cate Blanchett, Dustin Hoffman, Steve Martin, Antonio Banderas, The Rock, etc.

Earlier this year, the Indian International Film Academy presented Ashok Amritraj with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2004, he received the Producer of Vision Award from the Hollywood community and the prestigious Pride of India Award from the American India Foundation.

Ashok Amritraj served on the Foreign Film Board of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was a member of the Los Angeles Board for the British Academy of Film and Television Arts and is on the International Council for the Emmy Awards.

Ashok Amritraj is the Cultural Ambassador for India Splendor.