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PVR Cinemas to release Superman of Malegaon on 29 June
MUMBAI: Four years after it was made, Superman of Malegaon, the documentary that focuses on the film industry of Malegaon, is finally going to release on 29 June by PVR Cinemas.
Made in 2008 by Faiza Ahmad Khan, Supermen of Malegaon showcases the town‘s people coming together for the 2009-made film Yeh Hai Malegaon Ka Superman. In fact, the documentary traces the making of the film on a budget of a mere Rs 100,000.
Ironically, shortly after the film was completed, Shafique Shaikh, the lead actor of the film, lost a battle to cancer.
Malegaon, a power loom town of Maharashtra, located nearly 300 km away from Mumbai, is home to a unique film industry. It makes low-budget films and spoofs of popular Bollywood and Hollywood films. Some of the notable films have been films like Malegaon Ka Ghajani, Malegaon Ki Shaan and Malegaon Ka Sholay.
The documentary has won awards at several film festivals across the world including Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles, Silverdocs Documentary Festival and the Asian Film Festival, Rome.
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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.
