Hindi
UTV busy promoting Phalke film at the Oscars
MUMBAI: UTV, that has acquired the Paresh Mokashi-written and directed Hariaschandrachi Factory for distribution and is busy promoting and publicising the film that has been named as the country‘s official entry at the Oscars in the foreign language category.
A film on the pioneer of films in India Dhundiraj Govind Phalke better known as Dadasaheb Phalke has been co-produced by Paparika Media and Mayasabha Production.
Harischandrachi Factory recounts the trials and tribunals of Phalke, who gets interested in making films, against the approval of people staying with him in the same chawl.
Speaking exclusively to indiantelevision.com as to what made them acquire the distribution rights of Harischandrachi Factory, UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur said, ” We got interested in the film soon after we saw the rushes. Here was a film made on the pioneer of Indian films after which India, today, has become the highest film producing country in the world.
“We are elated at the film being sent to the Oscars, we have chalked our campaign to popularize the film there and get in people to see it.”
The film would be released with subtitles across the country sometime by end of December or January.
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.
