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Shree Ashtavinayak Q2 net up at Rs 65.76 million
MUMBAI: Shree Ashtavinayak Cine Vision Limited has posted a net profit of Rs 65.76 million for the quarter ended 30 September 2008, up from Rs 10.05 million in the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Total income during the quarter has increased to Rs 413.01 million, from Rs 132.45 million in the year ago period.
Shree Ashtavinayak has made a profit of Rs 85 million on a revenue of Rs 405 million from in-house film production and distribution. However its outside film distribution has incurred a loss of Rs 8.04 million.
Expenditure has jumped to Rs 341.46 million in the second quarter of FY‘09, as compared to Rs 122.78 million in the corresponding quarter of last year. The company has spent Rs 281.35 million on amortization of intangible assets (film production and distribution 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.
