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Compact Disc India net up 109% at Rs 83.5 million
MUMBAI : Compact Disc India (CDI) has posted a net profit of Rs 83.5 million for the quarter ended 30 June, 2008 up 109 per cent from Rs 39.8 million in the year ago period.
During the period, total income has achieved a growth of 114 per cent to stand at Rs 433.6 million from Rs 202.2 million in the corresponding quarter last fiscal.
A few animation films outsourced projects on which CDI is currently working on are If Tomorrow Never Comes ($8.50 million), Hustle Bustle ($12.45 million) and 3000 B.C. (cost of the contract is $19.80 million) .
The company is presently working on two animation feature films – Soccer and Eternal Love. Soccer is a 90-minute 3D animated film based on soccer. Both the films are produced by Mediaone Ventures.
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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.
