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Both ‘3 AM’ and ‘Desi Kattey’ fail at box office
MUMBAI: There were a number of inconsequential releases last Friday most failing to find any patronage. Of these, 3 AM drew some footfall at multiplexes while Desi Kattey managed to pull some viewers at single screens in the Hindi belt.
Balwinder Singh Famous Ho Gaya, despite starring two popular singers, Shaan and Mika, was poor. All three remained in limited range of lakhs, much short of the crore mark.
Daawat-e-Ishq opened weak but picked up over the weekend. However, the weekdays’ collections were not strong and the film ended its first week with a figure of Rs 20.46 crore. The film added another Rs 3.46 crore for its second weekend taking its 10 day total to Rs 23.92 crore.
Khoobsurat which had a lukewarm opening did not improve over the week to end its first week with Rs 16.45 crore.
While Finding Fanny collected Rs 3.55 crore in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 27.05 crore, Creature 3-D managed to add just about a crore in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 17.8 crore.
Mary Kom collected Rs 2.4 crore in its third week to take its three week tally to Rs 55.75 crore.
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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.
