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Cinemax partners Mam Movies to premier 101 films on 101 NGOs
MUMBAI: Cinemax has joined hands with Mam Movies, organizers of the ‘I Am The Change’ film project, wherein the multiplex chain operator will premiere and host all the films made under the project.
‘I Am The Change’ is a film making initiative taken up by Mam Movies which invites 101 filmmakers from all across India to make films on 101 NGOs, based in four metropolitan cities, within a time-span of 101 hours.
The shooting of these group projects will take place from 3 July to 7 July in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai. Post the completion of the shooting process, the edited five minute video will be showcased as a part of a film festival held in Mumbai at the Cinemax theatres, Versova.
“The final films selected will be premiered on 1 August at Cinemax Versova where a panel of celebrity judges will judge the best films and award prizes to the winners. Filmmaker Anupam Kher, along with his acting school Actor Prepares will also be awarding the winner of the best film in the children’s category with a trophy and a prize money of Rs 51,000,” said Mam movies team head Madhusudan.
“After the premier, Cinemax will host a film festival where all these films will be screened from 4 August to 7 August,” added Madhusudan.
Additionally, OOH Media, the out-of-home media partners for this event, has organized a sub-contest for the project wherein the participants could make an additional short trailer of their films, the time duration of which should be less than 59 seconds. These trailers will then be screened pan India across all platforms.
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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.
