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Exim Bank, IOB to co-finance Venus’ ‘De Dhana Dhan’
MUMBAI: In a first of its kind deal, Exim Bank and Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) have collectively decided to co-finance Venus Records‘ De Dhana Dhan, the Akshay Kumar-Katrina Kaif starrer.
The Rs 700 million film will get Rs 250 million from Exim Bank while Rs 100 million will come from the IOB. Directed by Priyadarshan, the film is expected to release in the third quarter of this year.
Talking informally to indiantelevision.com Venus chairman Ganesh Jain said, “Recession does not affect good content. De Dhana Dhan is our highest budgeted film mainly because of the star prices which amount to around 40 per cent of the total costs.”
Incidentally, Exim Bank, that forayed into film financing four years ago with films like Dhoom and Veer Zara, has so far disbursed close to Rs 330 million.
On the other hand, IOB financed a few films of AVM Productions in the South such as the Rajnikanth starrer, Sivaji.
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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.
