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Paramount to cut down on film releases
MUMBAI: Paramount Pictures has announced that it has reduced its release target from 25 to 20 films per year.
The comapny said that the move is to “compete effectively in the changing marketplace and to realise the maximum financial benefit of the series of new operating efficiencies achieved by the studio.”
Paramount Pictures Corporation chairman and CEO Brad Grey said, “We at Paramount are taking steps to ensure our business and creative plans are sound and viable for the long term.”
Media reports said Paramount would save $50 million per year from these measures. This follows Steven Spielberg‘s split from the studio.
As per the plan, Paramount is planning to release 12 homegrown films, including those under the MTV and Nickelodeon banners, plus four from Paramount Vantage and as many as four more from DreamWorks Animation and Marvel Studios.
Also, the company has announced that Adam Goodman will be moving from DreamWorks to Paramount Pictures as president of production, overseeing a creative staff who will manage the current DreamWorks projects and creative relationships, as well as new development for Paramount.
Brad Weston will continue as president of production for Paramount Pictures, and will supervise existing creative staff overseeing their ongoing development, talent relationships and new development.
Goodman will report to Paramount Film Group president John Lesher on creative areas.
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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.
