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Special facility for Cannes delegates from India
NEW DELHI: The French Consulate General in Mumbai has made special arrangements for issuance of visa to members of the film and television industry who wish to take part in forthcoming Cannes festival from 13 to 24 May, 2009.
The Film and Television Producers Guild of India has received a letter from the Consulate General in this connection.
A special facility has been extended vis-?-vis submission of visa applications for professionals. The visa submission process is slated to be held in 3 slots – 28 April, 4 May and 7 May from 3 pm to 5 pm at the office of the French Embassy in Mumbai.
Interested delegates are requested to send their names to the Guild office before 22 April to be duly forwarded to the French Consulate.
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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.
