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Bigflix partners NDTV Lumiere for online film downloads
NEW DELHI: Reliance ADA Group’s online and offline movie rental service Bigflix.com and NDTV Lumiere, the world cinema channel from NDTV stable, have joined hands to enable movie downloads across India and the South Asian countries.
Thirty titles from NDTV Lumiere‘s list will be available on the site on a yearly basis at a price of $1.99 per download to rent and $4.49 per download to own.
Viewers can choose to watch films through real-time internet streaming and can alternatively download movies on their personal computers for seven days. This service will be made available across the SAARC territories, which comprises India, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Maldives.
Video-on-Demand (movie downloads) business head Murtuza Kagalwala said, “We currently have access to 1500 titles and are looking at aggressively adding world class and rich content to our already existing world cinema titles.”
NDTV Imagine senior vice president – new ventures Dhruvank Vaidya added, “After the launch of the channel and the ongoing success of theatrical releases and home videos, this association with Bigflix.com is another step in our journey to present these wonderful films to audiences not just in India but also across the SAARC region.”
The association with BIGFlix.com kicks off with the release of Mika Kaurismäki‘s film library.
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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.
