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Shemaroo releases Slumdog Millionaire on home video
MUMBAI: Shemaroo Entertainment has partnered with Fox Star Studios to release the Oscar-winning film Slumdog Millionaire on home video.
The film has been released in both Hindi and English.
Says Shemaroo Entertainment director Hiren Gada, “We have come out with a 2-Disc collector‘s edition DVD pack costing Rs 499 that includes the making of the film, deleted scenes, Slumdog dreams (a kind of Director‘s Cut) by director Danny Boyle, the premiere footage, a six-minute screener encompassing the gist of the film and theatrical trailers.”
The single-disc DVDs and VCDs of both the English and Hindi versions of the film are priced at Rs 399 and Rs 299 respectively.
Relating how difficult it was to get the home video rights of Slumdog Millionaire, Gada adds, “The film being an international hit, we were all out to bag its home video rights for India. But it was indeed a difficult task as there were other players too who wanted to acquire the rights.”
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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.
