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Five Bollywood films to release on Hulu.com
MUMBAI: New York based Saavn, a digital distributor and marketer of Bollywood entertainment
The initial launch will include five movies namely Sarkar, Hera Pheri, Deewana, Hulchul and Dhai Akshar Prem Ke. More films will be released throughout the year. All the films will include English subtitles and would be placed in the feature film category.
Saavn co-founder and CEO Vin Bhat says, “Making some of the best Bollywood films available on Hulu is very exciting to us. One of Saavn‘s goals is to make Bollywood more accessible for everyone and by having these films on Hulu, we believe that more people in the US will open up to the genre that is revered by billions around the world”.
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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.
