Hindi
Chalo Dilli crawls in a crowded release week
MUMBAI: As many as six Hindi releases last Friday (besides three English) and what causes this suicidal rush is inexplicable considering even solo releases fail to muster a decent opening response. The films released were ‘Shor In The City’, ‘Chalo Dilli’, ‘I Am’, ‘Naughty @ 40’, ‘Men Will Be Men’ and ‘Queens! Destiny Of Dance’ and the opening response in all cases was below par.
‘Chalo Dilli’ a clean entertainer, proved to be the best watch of the weekend and emerged as the favourite among the lot. In its first weekend, the film is reported to have collected approximately Rs 47.5 million. It is also being appreciated by the people.
Despite a huge hype, youth appeal and good music, ‘Shor In The City’ does not have much to show for its box office takings, having collected just Rs 36 million for the opening weekend.
Other four films are so poor, they have nothing much to show for box office figures.
’Dum Maaro Dum’ followed its weak opening with average collections for its first week run, netting Rs 218 million.
’Thank You’ added another Rs 31 million in its 3rd week to take its total to Rs 448 million.
’Faltu’ collected Rs 8 million in its 4th week, taking its tally to Rs 234.5 million.
Hindi
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.
