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Taare Zameen Par fails to make Oscar shortlist
MUMBAI: While Slumdog Millionaire which was shot in Mumbai is expected to do well when the Oscar nominations are announced next week, Aamir Khan‘s
Nine films will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category for the 81st Academy Awards. Taare Zameen Par is not one of them. 65 films had originally qualified in the category.
From these nine films, five will be nominated for the foreign language film Oscar. The nine films include israel‘s Waltz With Bashir which won a Golden Globe in this category on Monday, Austria‘s Revanche, France‘s The Class and Japan‘s Departures.
The nominations will be announced on 22 January. The Oscar Awards ceremony takes place on 22 February and will air in India on Star Movies.
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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.
