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3rd Intl short film festival kicks off in Chennai
MUMBAI: The two-day International Short Film Festival of India (SFFI) kicked off at South India Film Chamber of Commerce in Chennai today. Organised by the Don Bosco institute of communication and arts (DBICA), it will showcase 65 selected short films and documentaries from over 300 entries.
The festival will screen 21 international short films from around 15 countries and 44 national short films. It includes movies from different genres like drama, documentaries, animation, comedy, science-fiction and mystery.
The movies are produced by both professional and amateur filmmakers.
DBICA is a non-profit media and communication arts organisation with the mission to “celebrate the culture and art of the moving image through film making and film going experience of exceptional merit and diversity that challenge, transcend and entertain.”
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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.
