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Ishqzaade nets Rs 159 mn in opening weekend
MUMBAI: Ishqzaade has been a successful launch pad for Arjun Kapoor while consolidating the standing of Parineeti Chopra, this being only her second film after Ladies Vs Ricky Bahl.
The film, which opened to good response, enjoyed positive word of mouth and collected Rs 159 million in its first weekend. The collections showed a rise on Saturday with Sunday‘s jump being more pronounced at 37 per cent over Friday figures.
Dangerous Ishq 3D has not been liked and its 3D tag has not been of any help. The film collected Rs 37 million over its opening weekend.
Jannat 2 braved unkind reports to end its first week with Rs 356 million, after an opening weekend of 240.5 million. The movie has collected another Rs 41 million for the second weekend.
Tezz, poor in its first week run, managed to add just Rs 11 million in its second week, taking its total to Rs 158 million.
Vicky Donour continued its good run in its third week with a collection of Rs 55 million. The film‘s net collection stands at Rs 314 million.
Hate Story netted Rs 6 million in its third week, taking its total to Rs 136 million.
Housefull2 added another Rs 23 million in its fifth week. The film has netted Rs 1.17 billion.
Hindi
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.
