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CFSI to show over 100 films in kids filmfests: Nandita Das
NEW DELHI: Children’s Film Society, India (CFSI) chairperson Nandita Das urged more schools to collaborate with the Society to show good children’s films to the young.
She said that the CFSI has a collection of around 250 films, and she has promised to show at least a 100 of these every year in schools and smaller festivals.
Das was inaugurating a three-day Festival of Children’s Films in the capital, which is screening eight select films.
Apart from the films, six different activities including workshops, film appreciation, competition and interaction will be held during the course of the three-day festival.
Das also informed the children and others present about the next International Children’s Film Festival in Hyderabad commencing from Children’s Day – 14 November – and concluding on 20 November. The festival is held every second year in Hyderabad.
The films being screened include Chutkan Ki Mahabharat, Karamati Coat, and Halo.
Workshops are being held in cinematography and review writing, and film appreciation among other themes.
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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.
