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Next producer-multiplex meet on 3 June
MUMBAI: After a cold last week, a meeting between the film producers and the multiplex operators is scheduled to take place on 3 June.
Confirming the news to indiantelevision.com, Mukesh Bhatt averred, “No, we are not meeting today as was previously determined. But as many of our members are out of town, we had to postpone the meet. We will now be meeting tomorrow to take a decision.”
Reliance Big Entertainment Chairman Amit Khanna also affirmed that the United Producers and Distributors Forum (UPDF) would meet at 8 pm on Wednesday.
It is interesting to note that while Big Cinemas, in principle, has reached a middle-path with producers and distributors, none of the other multiplex chains seem to find this acceptable.
“It was being speculated since yesterday that PVR Cinemas was supposed to agree to the terms today but since the meeting is not happening, things are in a quandary. Inox is also not in agreement with these terms,” says analyst NP Yadav.
PVR Cinemas and Inox Leisure jointly control 53 multiplexes with a total of 202 screens spread across India. Big Cinemas, on the other hand, has 78 properties with 198 screens.
At present, there are approximately 850 screens in India and releasing movies in single-screens along with the Big Cinemas chain is not likely to be commercially viable.
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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.
