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Amritraj’s Hyde Park plans to raise $73 million Asian fund
MUMBAI: Ashok Amritraj‘s Hyde Park Entertainment is setting up a multi-million dollar fund in Asia for the production of feature films.
The fund aims to raise $55-$73 million. Hyde Park‘s Asia offices will be based in Singapore.
Hyde Park will produce or co-produce three to four films per year, which will include a mixture of English and local or regional language films to target international as well as national or regional market.
The company aims to establish long-term producing partnerships with local production houses in India, Japan and South Korea.
The fund has positive support from Singapore‘s Media Development Authority, though it is not going to put in money behind the fund.
Singapore‘s Media Development Authority CEO Christopher Chia said that he expects the production funding to raise Singapore‘s position as a global media city.
In Asia Hyde Park has projects like “Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li,” which is based on the Japanese “Street Fighter” video game authorization; and “The Other End of the Line,” a romantic comedy that will be released by MGM.
In India, Amritraj has a three-picture deal with Adlabs Films. Adlabs is also believed to be involved in co-financing films with Hyde Park Asia.
Headed by Lisa Wilson, Hyde Park International will handle all foreign territories. Hyde Park Asia will arrange North American distribution for the company‘s films.
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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.
