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Radical Media to produce opening film segment for Oscars
MUMBAI: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) in the US has engaged Radical Media (@radical.media) to produce the film segment that will open the 81st Academy Awards, to be telecast on 22 February.
The piece, which will include guest appearances by some of the contemporory moviemaking icons, will look at celebrating the language of films and the spirit of moviemaking.
It will be directed by Bennett Miller, who was earlier nominated for the Oscars in 2005 for Capote.
The initiative will mark the second association of @radical.media with the Oscar show. In 2002, the production firm had produced the film segment that opened the 75th anniversary of the Academy Awards.
@radical.media is a multi-platform integrated entertainment and media company that produces and distributes television, feature films, commercials, digital content and design. It has produced projects, including the Oscar winning documentary The Fog of War, the Grammy Award-winning Concert for George, the pilot episode of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning series Mad Men and the Emmy-winning 10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America.
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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.
