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Koffee Break to use Harmony software from Toon Boom
MUMBAI: After setting up an animation studio in Mumbai six months back, Koffee Break Pictures, the producer of My Friend Ganesha, has expanded its capacity.
The company will be using Harmony, an advanced software from Canada-based animation software Toon Boom Company.
Harmony enables studios to produce digital and traditional animation with powerful features, such as morphing, inverse kinematics and its glue effect.
Koffee Break Pictures executive producer Varun Gada said, “We have now devised a better system both in terms of hardware and software which will now be capable of taking heavier work.”
The studio was set up to undertake the pre-production, production and post production work of full length animated feature films, both 2D and 3D.
The production house has commenced its first classical 2D home production, a 90-minute animated feature film titled The Green Chic – Finding Dad, targeting the kids’ genre. It is a 2D animation film promoting vegetarianism and will have simultaneous theatrical release in international markets.
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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.
