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Fox’s ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ to hit Indian theatres on 23 Jan
MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios is set to release Slumdog Millionaire, directed by Danny Boyle of The Beach fame, on 23 January in India.
“We will be releasing Slumdog Millionaire in India and Pakistan in January. While the film will hit the Indian theatres on 23 January, the release date in Pakistan has not been finalised yet,” said Fox Star Studios India CEO Vijay Singh.
The film, which won the People‘s Choice Award at the Toronto Film Festival, is based on the book Q and A by Vikas Swarup, and is shot and set in India.
Slumdog Millionaire, with Dev Patel and Freida Pinto as stars, follows a young street beggar who appears on a game show and exceeds people‘s expectations, raising suspicions from the game show host and law enforcement. The film also stars Anil Kapoor as Prem Kumar, the game show host.
Slumdog Millionaire, released by Fox Searchlight in the US, has earned approximately $3.8 million at the North American box office.
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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.
