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Queens! Destiny of Dance bags six awards at Los Angeles Awards
MUMBAI: Miraj Group‘s Queens! Destiny of Dance has bagged six awards in the International Films category at the Los Angeles Movie Awards (LAMA).
Queens! Destiny of Dance is a film, which takes one into the heart of an up-market Hijra (trans-gender community), reveals a journey of life in human experience that is seldom understood. Even more, it is made with the honest efforts to show such lives in a better light. “Through this film we hope to celebrate a way of life in every colour through dance of destiny and we are very happy that it is so well-received,” Miraj Entertainment COO Sonal Deshpande said.
Besides winning the first place, the other awards the film received were for best direction, best cinematography, best costume design, best supporting actress, and best special effects categories.
The other categories of awards at LAMA are Narrative Features (films that are 50 minutes and over, all genres), Narrative Shorts (films that are 50 minutes and under, all genres), Documentary Features (documentaries of 50 minutes and over, all topics), Documentary Shorts (documentaries of 50 minutes and under, all topics) and Student (student made films that are 60 minutes and under, all genres) and Experimental.
The Los Angeles Movie Awards is aimed to celebrate Independent Motion Picture and Literary Arts by providing a platform for filmmakers and writers to have an opportunity to be awarded for their work.
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Rashmika Mandanna, Shanaya Kapoor and Naila Grrewal climb IMDb’s Indian celebrity rankings
Upcoming films and returning shows are driving fan interest across Bollywood and streaming
MUMBAI: Bollywood’s popularity contest has a new weekly scorecard, and the numbers are telling. IMDb’s Popular Indian Celebrities list for this week places Shanaya Kapoor at number six, buoyed by buzz around her film Tu Yaa Main. Naila Grrewal slots in at seven on the back of the returning comedy series Maamla Legal Hai, while Rashmika Mandanna climbs to eighth, riding mounting anticipation for Cocktail 2.
The list, available exclusively on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks trending Indian entertainers and filmmakers each week, drawing on data from more than 200m monthly visits to the platform worldwide.
Further down the rankings, Raaka is keeping two of its biggest names in the spotlight. Deepika Padukone holds 11th position, with Allu Arjun close behind at 13th, as the film continues to find traction with audiences.
The list offers fans a weekly pulse on who is breaking through, who is holding steady, and who is fading. It is a barometer as unsparing as the box office itself.
