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I Am Kalam to release in June-end
MUMBAI: Nila Madhab Panda’ s I Am Kalam is set for a June-end release.
The one-and-a-half-hour long award-winning feature about the struggle of a boy who is inspired by A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, produced by Smile Foundation, aims at motivating the poor to educate their children.
I Am Kalam has been screened at 25 international film festivals worldwide and has won 11 international awards including the top film at the recently concluded Indian Film Festival in Los Angeles (IFFLA).
Soon after the release, Panda will start working on part II and part III of the film. But unlike the first part, the sequels won‘t be inspired by Kalam. The trilogy will actually concentrate on the story of chhotus and facets of their life in different parts of the country, according to Panda.
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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.
