Hindi
Sanjay Ghodawat Group to invest Rs 1 bn in entertainment sector in 3 years
MUMBAI: The Sanjay Ghodawat Group that recently collaborated with Percept Picture Company for Jail has extended its partnership with the company.
The Group plans to invest Rs 1 billion in the entertainment sector over the next three years.
Apart from Jail, the two companies will collaborate on films like Bum Bum Bhole directed by Priyadarshan and Chandrakant Kulkarni‘s Carry On Pandu. Both the films are expected to release in early 2010.
Said Sanjay Ghodawat Group of Industries chairman Sanjay Ghodawat, “We have always taken pride in our new business ventures. Our foray into the entertainment space resonates the opportunity available and our quest to offer better and valued services to our customers.
“We foresee tremendous potential in the entertainment space and deem it perfect for reaching out to the masses. Our tie up with Percept Picture Company and association with Madhur Bhandarkar has been a great start to this venture.”
Added Percept Picture Company joint managing director Shailendra Singh, “Percept has always focused on creating quality content and we are extremely pleased to have The Ghodawat Group partner us to create path-breaking content. This association marks the coming together of great talent from diverse fields.”
Hindi
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.
