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Ghajini pockets Rs 2 bn to top BO
MUMBAI: The Aamir-Khan starrer Ghajini has raked in Rs 2.01 billion within two weeks of release, making it the biggest grosser release of 2008.
While the film has drawn in Rs 1.62 billion from the domestic market, it has made Rs 390 million overseas. Ghajini was distributed by The Indian Film Company in India while Reliance Big Pictures distributed it internationally.
According to Bollywood trade analysts, the Geeta Arts production has broken all previous box office records set by movies like Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge (DDLJ).
Says Film trade analyst Taran Adarsh, “The film has been doing extremely well at the box office and seems to witness the same kind of success that films like Gadar: Ek Prem Katha and Hum Aap Ke Hain Kaun once witnessed.”
Meanwhile, after being passed by the sensor board, Ghajini has also hit the Pakistan theatres today, 9 January. This is the first Indian film to release in the Pakistan market post the 26/11 terror attacks.
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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.
