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Moser Baer drags Seventymm to court over movie rights
NEW DELHI: Moser Baer Entertainment has filed a petition in the Bombay High Court against movie rental company Seventymm Services (Seventymm.com), seeking compensation of Rs 500 million for violating its exclusive video rental rights.
Moser Baer has alleged that Seventymm is offering 434 movies for which it does not have the rights. Moser Baer has acquired the sole and exclusive video rental rights for these films.
The titles include popular Hindi films like Jab We Met, Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa, Yuva, Shaurya, 36 China Town, Garam Masala, Hungama, Halla Bol, Apna Sapna Money Money etc.
Moser Baer is also seeking an injunction preventing the movie rental company from renting the titles further.
When contacted, Seventymm founder Raghav Kher declined to comment.
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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.
