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Big In Bollywood wins Audience Award at IFFLA
MUMBAI:At the recently concluded Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA), a documentary on Omi Vaidya titled Big In Bollywood won the Audience Award for Best Documentary.
The film is about 27-year-old American-born Omi Vaidya, a struggling actor in L.A., who miraculously lands a dream role in the Bollywood film 3 Idiots. Curious to better understand the world of Bollywood, four of Omi’s friends armed with cameras fly to Mumbai to document his big premiere.
Set against the backdrop of Mumbai, Big in Bollywood is a film about what it is to be successful in show business, seen through the eyes of Omi’s best friends, who witness his career transformation first hand.
Within a week of release, 3 Idiots skyrocketed to box-office success, becoming the most successful Indian film in history and transforming Omi into an overnight star.
After 3 Idiots, Omi Vaidya starred in Madhur Bhandarkar’s Dil Toh Bacha Hai Ji while he will be next seen in Players.
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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.
