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Regional cinema, small budgets show strong trends: Jatua
NEW DELHI: The National Film Awards for 2010 had reiterated the strength of regional cinema and also shown that one did not need do big budgets to make a good film, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Choudhury Mohan Jatua said.
Inaugurating the National Film Festival of the award winning films of 2010, he was particularly appreciative of the work of students of film institutes – particularly the Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute (SRFTI), Kolkata.- for their exemplary achievements in winning awards.
Jatua said the Directorate of Film Festivals had taken the lead in promoting non-mainstream, regional cinema across the country including in smaller towns and cities through special festivals. It had taken the Indian Panorama films to Shillong and Kohima in the North East, to the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and to Shimla, Bhopal and Kolhapur. This initiative had helped strengthen national integration across the country through the medium of cinema.
The Minister added that another major achievement of the Directorate related to the clearing of the backlog of National Film Awards by organising awards of three years in a record time of 12 months, thereby updating the Awards calendar.
Nagraj Manjule of the opening film “Pistulya” which got the award for debut director of a non-feature film and “Dabangg” (winner of the Film providing Wholesome Entertainment) star Sonakshi Sinha were present on the occasion.
A total of 40 films selected for the National Film Awards 2010 will be screened at the festival which will conclude on 16 July. The films are to be screened in Auditorium II of the Siri Fort complex.
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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.
