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Terror strike hits entertainment industry
MUMBAI: The terror attacks in Mumbai have hit the entertainment industry.The single screen movie halls and multiplexes were closed on Thursday after Mumbai police commissioner asked the management to keep their properties shut amid security concerns.
Even TV shoots were largely off in Mumbai.
On Friday, however, TV shoots were on and major cinemas and multiplexes have reopened. Among those who stayed shut include Regal, Eros, Metro Big Cinema, Liberty, New Excelsior, New Empire and Inox situated in South Mumbai.
Out of the three films that were scheduled for release today, Rohan Sippy’s English flick The President Is Coming is set for a new deadline.
UTV Motion Pictures and Sanjay Suri, however, have gone ahead with their release of Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye and Sorry Bhai.
UTV‘s Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye and Sorry Bhai released all over India, including Mumbai. The film will also be available in the closed theatres once they open up for screenings. “We have released the film all over India and Mumbai, wherever the cinemas are open,” says UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur.
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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.
