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Lethal Water Bombs is best docu at Los Angeles Cinema fest
MUMBAI: The Los Angeles Cinema Festival of Hollywood Spring 2011 has adjudged The Lethal Water Bombs, a 21-minute documentary about Mullaperiyar Dam, as the best documentary (Short).
The award will be given away at the White Fire Theater in Los Angeles on 6 April.
Directed by Sohan Roy, a naval architect by profession, the film gives a scientific explanation on the disastrous nature of the Mullaperiyar Dam with a warning to those who turn a blind eye towards the reality of a possible natural disaster.
It may be noted that Kerala and Tamil Nadu have been at loggerheads over the Dam built under an agreement between the then Maharaja of Travancore and the British administration signed in 1886.
While the dam is located in Kerala‘s Idukki district, it serves the people of Tamil Nadu. In recent years, Tamil Nadu has demanded that the storage capacity of the dam be raised from 136 feet (41.5 m) to 142 feet (43 m) to meet the increasing demand of water for irrigation.
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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.
