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Dam 999 to show at Cannes fest
MUMBAI: Dam 999, a tribute to the victims of the 1975 Banqiao dam disaster in China, will be screened at the 64th Cannes International Film Festival.
Produced by Dubai-based Marine BizTV and directed by Sohan Roy, the film will be screened on 11 May. The film will have a repeat screening on 16 May for the market delegates attending the festival.
Roy happens to be the CEO of Aries Telecasting Limited, the parent company of Marine BizTV.
There is a similar outdated dam in India, the Mullaperiyar dam, which has the potential to wipe the lives of more than 2.5 million people if it breaks.
Dam 999 is expected to release in India shortly in both English and Malayalam.
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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.
