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Rani Mukerji, Prakash Raj share acting honours at Shantaram awards
MUMBAI: Rani Mukerji and Prakash Raj won the V Shantaram awards for best actress and best actor respectively for Dil Bole Haddipa and Kanchivaram.
The awards were presented last night in the presence of yesteryears actress Sandhya, who was besotted with a lifetime achievement award. The yesteryear actress was making a public appearance after several years to commemorate the 50th year of her musical hit Navrang.
Among prominent film personalities who graced the evening were Yash Chopra, Govind Nihalani, Kiran Shantaram, Sulochana, Pandit Jasraj, Jeetendra, Ram Mukerji and his wife Krishna Mukerji among others.
National award-winner Kanchivaram received the best film Gold award. It beat films like Love Aaj Kal, New York, Bhramaram, Garibcha Paus and Harishchandrachi Factory while Priyadarshan bagged the best director Gold prize for the same film.
Well-known cinematographer Thiru also won an award in the Best Cinematography category for Kanchivaram.
Marathi film Gabhricha Paus and its director Satish Manwar bagged the Silver award for best film and director.
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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.
