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Stars to grace Iifa Awards
MUMBAI: Time is witness. Every year Iifa sees a host of Indian celebrities as well as international film personalities attending the Iifa Weekend.
This year too, it will be no different. The presence of Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai Bachchan along with Hrithik Roshan, Shahid Kapoor, Neil Nitin Mukesh, Kangana Ranaut, Priyanka Chopra and Lara Dutt and producer-director Subhash Ghai amongst others promises to make the Videocon Iifa Weekend 2009 special.
Keeping the last year‘s trend alive, this year too Ritieish Deshmukh and Boman Irani are all set to play hosts to the Idea Iifa Awards and tickle the funny bones with their antics.
The 10th Idea Iifa Awards promises some electrifying on-stage performances with Sonam Kapoor making her debut and Kareena Kapoor‘s
mesmerising performance. John Terry and Frank Lampard will also grace the occasion.
The Videocon Iifa Weekend will be viewed by 600 million people globally and is expected to pull in thousands of visitors across the world during this three-day event.
The event will start on 11 June, while the prestigious Idea Iifa Awards will be given to the best in the Indian Cinema at a star-studded extravaganza on 13 June.
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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.
