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PVR Pictures acquires Hollywood films for India release
MUMBAI: PVR Pictures has acquired the India distribution rights for a few English films at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival.
Films acquired include Pedro Almodóvar‘s Broken Embraces, Ang Lee‘s Taking Woodstock, Alejandro Amenábar‘s Agora, Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon‘s The Greatest, Heath Ledger and Johnny Depp‘s The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus.
Mel Gibson‘s Edge of Darkness, Jennifer Aniston‘s Traveling and the animation film
9 are some other releases.
“We are delighted to be distributing some of the renowned movies showcased at the recently concluded Cannes Film Festival 2009 in India this year. With movies like Pedro Almodóvar‘s Broken Embraces starring Penelope Cruz and Ang Lee‘s Taking Woodstock based on the Woodstock Festival of 1969 having received impressive reviews this year, we would like to get an exciting array of international movies for our Indian audiences,” says PVR Pictures CEO Uday Singh.
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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.
