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Delhi-6 to release in 1200 screens across India
MUMBAI: UTV Motion Pictures will release its upcoming flick Delhi-6 in 1200 screens on 20 February across India. The company is also planning to release the film in more then 220 screens in the overseas market.
In the Middle East, the Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra (Rang De Basanti fame) directed film will release a day ahead. The cast including Abhishek Bachchan, Sonam Kapoor and Mehra, will attend special screenings in Dubai on 18 February and in New Delhi on 19 February.
UTV has partnered with the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF), where the first glimpses of the film were shown in December at DIFF‘s fifth edition.
Says DIFF artistic director Masoud Amralla al Ali, “Delhi 6, with its themes of community, belonging and love, falls perfectly in line with DIFF‘s credo, ‘Building Bridges, Meeting Minds.’ We are honoured to provide a platform for UTV and Mehra to share their newest collaboration with Dubai audiences.”
The film follows American-born Roshan (Bachchan), who brings his ailing grandmother back to India. The backdrop of the story is the ancient walled city of Delhi, which represents the chaos, religion, beliefs and ethos of the Indian people.
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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.
