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Shyam Benegal retrospective at first edition of DCSAFF
MUMBAI: The first annual Washington DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), to be held from 1 to 3 June, promises to have something for audiences of all ages and ethnicities.
The festival will kick-off with an exclusive opening night screening of Shyam Benegal’s film Mammo. The festival would also premiere Manan Singh Katohora’s award-winning film 9 Eleven and will close with Deepti Naval’s directorial debut Do Paise ki Dhoop, Chaar Aane ki Baarish.
Highlights of the weekend include a Shyam Bengal retrospective, acting and filmmaking workshops, short films directed by local artistes and the Washington DC premieres of a number of exciting new films.
A weekend of cinematic entertainment and workshops would be attended by the likes of Shyam Benegal, Ketan Mehta, Deepti Naval, Rajit Kapur and Raima Sen.
The festival will also have a number of prominent artistes including Ajay Naidu and Samrat Chakrabarti. It will also screen Deepa Mehta’s upcoming film Midnight Children, NBC’s 30 Rock, HBO’s In Treatment and Manan Singh Katohora’s Flavors, Arya, When Kiran Met Karen, Extrospection, Come To My Window and Date # 25, 9 Eleven.
DCSAFF is to be sponsored by Ceasar Productions, a company founded by Manoj Singh and Geeta Singh.
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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.
