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PPC to release Aashayein in May, post IPL
MUMBAI: Percept Picture Company is ready to roll out its next production Aashayein in May. But the date of release will surely not coincide with the head rolling entertainment
“We will be releasing Aashayein in May but not until the IPL fever is over. The film will see a release only after 24 May,” says PPC distribution head Ashok Ahuja.
Written and directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the film is co-produced by Percept Picture Company and T-Series. It stars John Abraham and newcomer Sonal Sehgal in the lead roles.
Post Aashayein, PPC plans to push its next production venture onto the big screens pan India during June.
After Aashayein, we will be releasing Raftaar sometime in June. The film stars Imran Hashmi and Aditya Pancholi, Ahuja adds.
Meanwhile, as big producers gear up to deprive multiplexes of new filmed content from 4 April, PPC is running full pace to release the Akshay Kumar-starrer 8×10 Tasveer on 3 April.
When asked whether the producer‘s strike would have any impact on the films box office revenues, Ahuja quipped, “Not at all. We have already got permission from the film producers and distributors‘ associations to release Tasveer on 3 April and the strike begins from 4 April. So the film will continue to run at all multiplexes despite the strike going on.”
Made at a budget of approximately Rs 50 crore, 8×10 Tasveer is a thriller film starring Ayesha Takia as the female lead protagonist. Also directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, the film features Sharmila Tagore, Javed Jaffrey, Anant Mahadevan, Girish Karnad, Benjamin Gilani, Rushad Rana, Andrea Tully,and Pia Shah in supporting roles.
The film‘s music is composed by Salim-Sulaiman with a title track by Bohemia.
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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.
