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Aisa Hota Hai to screen at FIFF
MUMBAI: Aashish Dubey‘s short film Aisa Hota Hai has been selected to be screened at the 26th Fribourg International Film Festival (FIFF) in Switzerland.
An 11-minute crime-comedy, the film follows the story of five guys who meet under mysterious circumstances. “I was shocked when I first heard that the movie has been selected for the festival. It is not an issue-based story but a commercial one. I am very happy and this gives me a lot of motivation to continue doing such work,” Dubey has reportedly said.
Incidentally, Dubey had written a few stories before but couldn‘t make them as they were exceeding his budget. “I realised I cannot afford good looking actors and models and decided to take normal people. I decided to make a criminal story because the actors looked best in that role,” he added.
The festival that started from 24 March will go on till 31 March.
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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.
