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K Sera Sera’s new management floats two subsidiaries
MUMBAI: The promoters of K Sera Sera have exited, giving way to a new management in the film production company. The GDR holders have 57.90 per cent stake in the company, while 41.32 per cent is with the public.
In March 2008, the promoters held 17.05 per cent stake. This has further dropped to a negligible 0.78 per cent, according to data provided by the company till 31 March 2009.
The new management has floated two subsidiaries in India, K Sera Sera Box Office Pvt. Ltd and K Sera Sera Technologies Pvt Ltd. The film distribution and small-to-medium budget movies will be channelised through K Sera Sera Box Office, says a source in the company.
K Sera Sera Technologies, on the other hand, will be producing animation movies and getting into graphics.
K Sera Sera Productions Ltd, the listed entity, will engage in big budget movies. The company has announced a slate of ten films in its production pipeline for the year 2009-10 for which it has reportedly given advances of Rs 200 million to leading artists and directors.
K Sera Sera Productions had earlier reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 606.35 million for the fiscal year ended March 31 2009, up 53 per cent from Rs 399 million a year ago.
Total income jumped eight per cent to Rs 1.89 billion, from Rs 1.73 billion in FY‘08.
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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.
