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Directorate of Film Festivals organises national film fest
MUMBAI: The Directorate of Film Festivals, affiliated to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (I&B), has organised a national film festival from 17 June to 16 July in New Delhi.
Twenty three feature and 19 non-feature films that won Rajat Kamal or Swarna Kamal awards would be screened at the festival where all the National Award winning films of 2010 would be shown at the Siri Fort Auditorium.
The 58th National Film Awards, that were announced last month, are to be given away in the month of August.
While Abhinav Kashyap‘s Dabaang will open the Feature category, Pistulya, directed by Nagraj Manjule, will open the Non-Feature category. These films will be screened only on weekends.
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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.
