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Balaji to co-produce 3 films with White Feather Films
MUMBAI: Balaji Motion Pictures, the wholly owned subsidiary of Balaji Telefilms, is in the process of revamping its business. As part of that exercise, the company has roped in UTV television COO Ajit Thakur as CEO who will take charge in January, and will be putting a business plan in place.
In a bid to build momentum into the business, Balaji Motion Pictures has signed a three-film co-production deal with Sanjay Gupta‘s White Feather Films.
The three projects belong to different genres and vary from mid-to-big budgets. The films will hit the floors in 2009.
Earlier, the two companies had co-produced Shootout at Lokhandwala. Balaji has so far produced one movie, co-produced three and distributed three.
Says White Feather spokesperson Gautam Kohli, ‘‘Balaji is a valuable part of our creative plan and we hope to have a long and successful association with them. We are also in talks with UTV for co-productions. With the stupendous success of Shootout at Lokhandwala, we‘ve established a synergy with Balaji Telefilms and are confident that together we will make films which will be trail-blazers.”
Apart from Balaji, White Feather Films has also partnered with Mumbai Mantra for Acid Factory and with Eros for three 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.
