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Busan fest honours Just That Sort of a Day with Renault Samsung prize
MUMBAI: The 28th Busan International Short Film Festival has presented Abhay Kumar’s ‘Just That Sort of a Day‘ with the Renault Samsung prize for best short film.
The award comprises a trophy and cash prize of 5,000,000 KRW (approx. Rs 200,000).
Written and directed by Abhay Kumar, it is a 14-minute film that peeps into the lives of random characters, with their doubts, quirks and misgivings. As these characters hang in a timeless space, they gaze at the universe through letters, galaxies, parapets and fishbowls.
The festival was held in Busan, South Korea, from 25-29 May. The film had recently won the best short film award at the 11th New York Indian Film Festival.
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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.
