Hindi
Top officials from UTV motion pictures division resign
MUMBAI: UTV‘s two senior executives from the motion pictures division have put in their papers.
UTV Rampage Motion Pictures chief creative officer Ram Mirchandani and UTV Motion Pictures COO – production Alpana Mishra are serving their notice period till mid-August.
“15 August will be my last day with the company,” she quips.
Mirchandani, who has had a six-year stint with UTV, is planning to produce films independently though his newly established production house Rampage Motion Pictures.
“Rampage Motion Pictures was set up three months back. I plan to produce commercially viable independent films under this banner,” says Mirchandani.
“I will make an exit from UTV around 13 August, once the projects that I am associated with are released,” Mirchandani adds.
Hindi
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.
