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Inox forays into film production
MUMBAI: Inox Leisure Ltd has ventured into film production to complete the full value chain of film exhibition and distribution.
The company has floated Inox Motion Pictures, a division that would engage in the film production business, and is releasing Morning Walk on 26 June.
Morning Walk is a heart tugging tale of two families different from one another, yet connected through a special bond. Said to be the debut film of child actor Avika Gor of Balika Vadhu fame, the film directed by Arup Dutta stars Anupam Kher, Sharmila Tagore, Rajit Kapoor, Divya Dutta and model-turned-actor Shayan Munshi.
“We launched Inox Motion Pictures with the thought of making films
that offer quality entertainment to the people at large. Though Morning Walk marks our foray into production, there are others which are in the pipeline,” says Inox Motion Pictures director Alok Tandon.
Given a situation if the film strike persists, will Inox go ahead and release the film at multiplexes besides single-screens? “Morning Walk being our own film, we will definitely release it at all our properties besides single-screens. We will talk to other multiplexes and if they agree, we will release the film at other multiplexes too,” quips Tandon.
Till date, INOX has distributed films such as Fashion, Race, Jab We Met, Heyy Babyy, Om Shanti Om, Namastey London, Rang De Basanti, Garam Masala among others.
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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.
