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Bengali film Chhatrak to screen at Cannes
MUMBAI:Bengali film Chhatrak (Mushrooms), directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Vimukhti Jayasundara, will be screened at the Cannes Directors Fortnight.
The Indo-France movie, produced by Bappaditya Bandopadhyay, is Jayasundara’s third feature film. His debut film The Forsaken Land had
won the Camera d’Or for best debut feature at the Cannes in 2005.
25 other films eligible to compete for Camera d’Or will also be screened in the section. They are Apres le sud, France, Blue Bird, Belgium, Breathing, Austria, Code Blue, Netherlands-Denmark, Corpo celeste, Italy-Switzerland-France, End of Silence, France-Austria, La Fee, Belgium-France, Les Geants, Belgium-France-Luxembourg, Impardonnables, France, The Island, Bulgaria-Sweden, Iris in Bloom, France, Joan Captive, France, O abismo prateado, Brazil, The Other Side of Sleep, Palawan Fate, Philippines, Play, Sweden-France-Denmark,Porfirio,Colombia-Spain-Uruguay-Argentina-France, Return, US, Sur la planche, Morocco-France-Germany and Volcano, Denmark-Island.
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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.
