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LA Indo-American Advisory Council to honour Pooja Batra
MUMBAI: Pooja Batra, who struck the public eye with her performance in Virasat, Taj Mahal: An Eternal Love Story and Haseena Maan Jaayegi, will be honoured by the LA County Sheriff‘s Indo American Advisory Council on 28 April for her contribution to the South Asian American Community.
Pooja, who has been actively involved with the community for several years, will also be hosting an auction to raise funds for the Japan Tsunami Victims at the star studded gala.
Her company ‘Glow Bell Inc‘ has also associated with a LA casting company to help the latter set up shop in India.
The actress took active part in the recent 9th Annual Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA) to show her support for Indian films.
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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.
