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Mowgli Productions in 15-film deal with US-based production firm
MUMBAI: In a 15-film deal that Mowgli Productions has entered with USA’s Applied Art Productions, both the production houses will jointly release 15 Bollywood films in India in the next one year.
Says Mitesh Patel of Applied Art Productions, “I am excited about this venture. There are plenty of good English films that are made here by exceptionally talented directors. With this association, I want to be able to showcase a variety of such films to Indians. Among these, Anything For You will be the first film to be released.”
The romantic comedy will release in India on 6 May.
“Mowgli Productions believes in giving good films its due credit. We have identified about 15 such movies that we will release in the next 12 months. This is going to be a journey and I am hoping the audiences here will gradually develop a taste for the kind of films that will be released here by us,” Ambar Sharma of Mowgli Productions observes.
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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.
