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UTV World Movies to telecast Jafar Panahi films
MUMBAI: UTV World Movies is set to showcase films directed by Jafar Panahi from 11 July. The films will be screened every Saturday at at 10.30 pm.
These include The Mirror, The Circle, The White Balloon and Offside.
“Indians audiences have always been fond of Iranian cinema due to shared culture, focus on familial relationship and dramatic emotions. Panahi‘s cinema already has a solid steady audience here,” said UTV World Movies programming head Manasi Sapre.
Panahi‘s work defines the aesthetic of Iranian cinema with his ‘neo realist‘ approach.
His movies deal with universal themes and humorous critiques of modern Iranian society. His film career began when he served as assistant director on Abbas Kiarostami‘s Through the Olive Trees.
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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.
