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Ent. tax has Mukta roll back simultaneous release of two films
MUMBAI: Mukta Searchlight has decided to roll back its earlier plan of releasing Love Express and Cycle Kick simultaneously on 10 June because of entertainment tax complications.
The production house had earlier announced that cine goers could buy one ticket and watch both the films within the time span of a week.
Now, the company has come up with its latest offers that would allow cine goers to watch both the upcoming releases at discounted prices
“We had two options-the first was to screen both the films on one ticket and the second was to reduce the price of the tickets of the film. My exhibitors and I preferred the former, but then we discovered that we would have to pay entertainment tax on the second film even if we decided to screen it for free.
The legal process of dealing with it was time-consuming, so we thought of going ahead with the latter option. Now we will offer a discount of 50 per cent and 25 per cent on the tickets of the films,” Subhash Ghai said.
Under the revised plan, Love Express will release on 10 June and Cycle Kick will release on 17 June.
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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.
