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Mrinal Sen to get lifetime award at Kerala film fest
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Mrinal Sen will receive the lifetime achievement award at the International Film Festival of Kerala (IFFK) that is to open on 11 December.
“Sen was selected for the award by a jury chaired by Malayalam actor Madhu. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 300000,” State Culture Minister MA Baby declared.
The 14th edition of the IFFK would be held over eight days and 164 films from various countries would be exhibited in 11 categories.
“There would be 14 films in competition, including two Malayalam films. The best film award will have a prize of Rs 1 million,” Baby added.
The IFFK is being organised by the Kerala State Chalachitra Academy.
Hindi
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.
