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Big Pictures to release ’13B’ across 525 screens in India
MUMBAI: BIG Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment, is set to release 13B-Fear has a new address, the bilingual super natural thriller, across 525 screens (Hindi and Tamil) in India.
Directed by Vikram K Kumar, 13B is slated to hit the theatres on 6 March and will see a simultaneous release in both Hindi and Tamil.
Apart from India, the film will see a limited release in the US, Canada, UAE, Sri Lanka, Singapore and Malaysia.
Says Big Pictures chief marketing officer Saurabh Varma said, “We truly believe in the potential of this project and are strategising ways to engage with the audience.”
13B stars R Madhavan and Neetu Chandra as the lead protagonists. The film also casts Poonam Dhillon, Sachin Khedekar and Murali Sharma. The music has been composed by the trio Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy.
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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.
