.. Now, this partnership between the American Center and motion picture industry leaders will allow us to share American culture with India in new and exciting ways,' said Roemer in a statement released here Thursday.

Those to provide their films in digital format will be MPAA members Paramount Pictures, Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, NBC Universal, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.

In response, the American Center is undertaking a complete renovation of its theatre, which will now be digitally compliant to MPAA standards and will include a new screen, new projection equipment and a new sound system.

The general American Center film screenings are free and open to the public but the premieres will allow audiences only by invitation.