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Court blocks bid to stop Sag, AMPTP talks
MUMBAI: Infighting within the Screen Actors Guild (Sag) in the US has finally led to court proceedings.
The petition that had been filed by Sag president Alan Rosenberg to prevent a newly appointed task force from taking over negotiations for a contract between the union and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP) has been rejected.
Rosenberg, along with three other union board members – Anne-Marie Johnson, Diane Ladd and Kent McCord moved the court action against the union and the 41 members of the national board who voted to oust the union’s executive director and chief negotiator last month.
The court held that the notice and application for the injunction, as well as the underlying complaint, were procedurally defective and refused to issue the injunction at this time.
The Plaintiffs’ counsel stated in court that they intend to amend their documents and notice a new hearing for 5 February, 2009.
As a result, Sag and the AMPTP have decided to postpone further negotiations to a later date.
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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.
