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Raining flops in Bollywood
MUMBAI: It rained films at the cinema halls last Friday but the box office remained almost dry. Of the five film releases, only Bin Bulaye Baraati and Bheja Fry 2 have had some collections to show. The other three – Always Kabhi Kabhi, Cycle Kick and Bhindi Bazaar Inc – had nothing much to speak about.
Bheja Fry has managed to collect about Rs 71 million during its first weekend.
Bin Bulaye Baraati has done better at single screens, but collections at multiplexes are on the lower side. Its first weekend figures are Rs 71.5 million.
Shaitan has not found favour with youth on whom it counted for patronage. The movie collected Rs 51 million in its first week.
West Is West is poor, netting just Rs 5.5 million in its first week.
Ready continued its glorious run by collecting Rs 354 million in second week, taking its two-week tally to Rs 1.05 billion.
Pyaar Ka Punchnama collects Rs 8 million in its fourth week, taking its total to Rs 105 million.
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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.
