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Tips’ Kismat Konnection garners Rs 270 million worldwide
MUMBAI: Kismat Konnection, a Tips Production which is being distributed worldwide by UTV Motion Pictures, has grossed approximately Rs 270 million in the opening three days of its release. The film was released across 900 screens worldwide, including the US, UK, Australia, Pakistan and the Middle East.
Kismat Konnection has garnered around Rs 207.6 million in India, with an average of Rs 3,75,000 per print.
UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur said, “We are thrilled with the opening weekend collections of Kismat Konnection around the world. This demonstrates the value of backing strong content with aggressive marketing and distribution. This is the second consecutive blockbuster in our association with Tips, with both movies that we have collaborated on, Race and Kismat Konnection.”
While in the Middle East the film has earned a total of $260,310, in the US the film collected $213,112 up to Saturday night. Australia saw a weekend collection of $42,952. In the UK the film had a cumulative weekend collection of $223,641 and in Pakistan the film had earned $22,418 on Friday.
Directed by Aziz Mirza, Kismat Konnection is a story about Raj Malhotra (Shahid Kapoor), who struggles to find that “one chance” to showcase his mettle.
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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.
