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Multivision to release Beastly on 29 April
MUMBAI: Multivision Films will release Storefront Films’ Beastly in India on 29 April.
Directed by Daniel Barnz, the film is a teen romance about learning how to see past false surface to discover true inner beauty. It deals with 17-year-old Kyle who is the popular prince of his high school kingdom. Entirely captivated and empowered by his own physical appearance, Kyle foolishly chooses Kendra, his classmate rumoured to be a witch, as his latest target for humiliation.
Unfazed by his cruel behaviour, Kendra decides to teach him a lesson – she transforms him into someone as unattractive on the outside as he is on the inside. Now he has one year to find someone who can see past the surface and love him, or he will remain Beastly forever. His only hope – an unassuming classmate he never noticed named Lindy may be his best chance to prove that love is never ugly.
Barnz has also written the screenplay of the film based on the Alex Flinn’s novel of the same name.
The film made its theatrical debut in the US, Canada and Puerto Rico on 4 March.
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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.
