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‘Thanks Maa’ gets two nominations at Edinburgh International Film Festival
MUMBAI: Thanks Maa has been nominated at the Edinburgh’s International Film Festival (EIFF), which takes place next month from 17-28 June.
Thanks Maa has been nominated for the Best New International Feature Award at EIFF 2009. Debutant director Irfan Kamal has also been nominated for the Skillset New Directors Award category. Thanks Maa has been produced by Quantum Films.
Thanks Maa is based on the social theme of abandoned babies. This film takes us through the journey of dedication of a 12-year-old boy, who is on a mission to find the mother of a two-day-old abandoned baby.
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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.
