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DFF’s Odia Film Festival kicks off on 15 April
MUMBAI:The Information and Broadcasting Minister Ambika Soni will inaugurate Odia Film Festival 2011, organised jointly by the Directorate of Film Festivals (DFF) and Institute for Promotion and Research on Odisha Culture and Heritage, to celebrate the platinum jubilee of Odia Cinema on 15 April.
Nirad Mahapatra-directed Maya Mriga will be the opening film of the festival.
Films that would be shown in the two-day festival beginning from 16 April are: Jatra Jeevan Jeevan Yatra, Klanta Aparahna, Retrospective of Animation Films by Late Pramod Pati, Dhare Alua, Sakhi Pila, Oddissi Dance (Documentary) and Indradhanura Chhai.
On the concluding day on 17 April films like Milamadhaba (Documentary), Dhauli Express, Jianta Bhuta, Struggle for Identity (Documentary) and Konark (Documentary) would be screened.
Adi Mimansa directed by A K Bir will be the closing film of the festival.
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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.
