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Release of films in multiplexes to be stopped till final decision on profit sharing
MUMBAI: No films will be released in multiplexes after the release of ‘Delhi 6’ as multiplex owners are demanding imbalanced and unfair shares in the profit of a movie, following a decision to this effect by the Film Producers’ Guild of India which represents the Indian entertainment industry.
Puja Films Chairman and senior filmmaker Vashu Bhagnani said: “The movies will release in multiplexes only after the settlement with the multiplex owners. They keep demanding an increased percentage of profit in films despite the increase in production cost and the global recession effect on entertainment industry”
He told indiantelevision.com in a telephonic interview that the entertainment industry was expected to grow at just 7% as compared to 12.3% last year, but multiplex owners still demanded more. “This is incorrect, so we will first settle the profit sharing and only then release any film in the multiplexes,” he said.
Reiterating that this was a decision of filmmakers all over the country and not merely of the Guild which is headed by Mukesh Bhatt, he said films for which advance publicity had been done including ‘Delhi 6’ will be released as slated.
He said he had therefore decided to postpone the release of his film “Kal Kissne Dekha” introducing his son Jackky Bhagnani with Manmohan Desai’s grand-daughter Vaishali Desai along with Rishi Kapoor, and directed by Vivek Sharma, which was slated for release on 24 April.
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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.
