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My Cinemas plans 300 screens in 3 years
MUMBAI: Inspire Multiplex (IMPL), which operates multiplexes under the My Cinemas brand, is planning to open 300 screens over three years.
Said IMPL director and Jt. CEO Amitabh Vardhan, “The multiplex or exhibition business is growing at a rate of more than 30 per cent annually in India and there is a huge scope for mass players. We have planned to open 300 screens across the globe in the coming three years for which we are looking at investing close to Rs 4.5 billion. We are looking at entering markets like Europe, Africa and the US.”
My Cinemas will open a multiplex in Haridwar in the next three months and one in Pune within seven months.
My Cinemas has ticket prices ranging from Rs 49 to Rs 300 per person, depending on the market.
The company, which has already entered Bulgaria, is crafting its plans to enter markets like Romania this year, according to Vardhan.
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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.
