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Fame Cinemas to launch theatre festival in September
MUMBAI: Multiplex chain operator Fame Cinemas has organised a “Four play theatre festival” this September.
The plays, which are to be shown at Fame Malad, include Vagina Monologues (English and Hindi version) directed by Mahabano Kotwal, All About Woman directed by Hidaayat Sami, and Namak Mirch directed by Shivani Tanksale and Sumeet Vyas.
“The idea behind Fame organising a Four play theatre festival in Bombay was that most neighborhoods do not have a ‘Prithvi’ or an NCPA and most theatre aficionados have to travel long distances to be able to get their fill on theatre. By bringing these plays to the local multiplex, we are hoping to provide theatre with a larger platform and provide our patrons with an alternative means of entertainment,” says Fame Cinemas chairman Shyam Shroff.
Fame India AVP distribution corporate sales and programming Aditya Shroff adds, “Even though this is a one off, if this concept takes off, we could make an annual affair of it.”
Theatre personalilities have welcomed this move. Says Hidaayat Sami, “This initiative has opened up a whole new opportunity for those in the theatre business as we now have many more venues to stage our plays. We are delighted to be a part of this festival and grateful that Fame has pioneered it.”
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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.
