Hindi
Now, Actor Prepares in Ahmedabad
MUMBAI: After having opened chapters in Chandigarh and London, Anupam Kher‘s acting school Actor Prepares is all set to launch in Ahmedabad on 20 July. The 2.5 acre campus has a swimming pool, a state -of -the-art gymnasium and a horse-riding school.
“This phase of vigorous expansion reflects the high level of interest in Indian cinema and the entertainment business among the younger generation the world over,” says Kher, whose career spans a quarter century encompassing almost 400 films, adding, “I believe that acting, like any craft, can be taught, learnt and perfected in.”
The popularity of his three-month full-time Actor Prepares programme is reflected in the fact that in Mumbai, it is running house full for the past one year and the rejection rate is almost 1:1.
Scores of its alumni including Deepika Padukone have bagged roles in major Hindi and South Indian films.
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.
