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Surat to host first Narmad Intl. Film Festival
MUMBAI: For the first time in the history of Surat, a four-day long Narmad International Film Festival has been planned to be held in the city of Gujarat from 16 to 19 June.
The White Land, a true story of salt workers in the deserts of Gujarat, will open the festival with a special focus on Gujarati Cinema. The film is directed by Jayant Gilatar.
A special screening of the National award winning film Saraswatichandra has also been planned. Few other notable films to be screened at the festival are Hawai Dada, I am Kalam, Dear Friend Hitler, Shuttlecock Boys, Red Alert, Haat the Weekly Bazaar and Janmadata (Gujarati).
The festival will also launch the 1st Narmad Awards for contribution to Gujarati Cinema which will be given to a Gujarati film personality for his or her contribution to Gujarati Cinema.
The other highlights of the festival will include a discussion on ‘How to revive the Gujarati Film Industry’ and workshops on film making by Whistling Woods International.
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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.
