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Shekhar Kapur and UTV film to screen at Cannes
MUMBAI: This year the Cannes Film Festival will screen Bollywood – The Greatest Love Story Ever Told, a film produced by Shekhar Kapur and UTV Motion Pictures exclusively for the Festival.
The film has been directed by Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and American documentary filmmaker Jeff Zimbalist.
“We love it. We hate it. We see it as regressive. We see it as modern. We need to breathe it to feel alive. Some say it is the only culture that holds India together. Some say it gives identity and individuality to 25 million Indians that have left her shores and who’s third generations that are still addicted to it. That’s Bollywood!, ” reads the official website of the festival.
IFThe idea of this 81-minute film that brings together the most beautiful moments in the history of Indian musical films, came about when Kapur was on the Cannes Jury in 2010.
The Festival de Cannes 2011 will take place from 11 to 22 May.
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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.
