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Whistling Woods, 1takemedia.com launches film competition
MUMBAI: Whistling Woods International (WWI) has partnered with entertainment job portal 1takemedia.com in a bid to offer filmmakers the opportunity to generate revenues and provide them a platform to display and distribute their work.
The competition will see film participation across various genres including fictional short films, documentaries and live and animation wherein the length of each film can vary between under 10 minitues to 60 miniutes.
While the prize money for the fictional short films category is Rs 50,000, the documentaries and live and animation category will witness a reward of Rs 1,00,000 each.
The competition will be judged by filmmakers like Subhash Ghai, Ketan Mehta, Vikram Bhatt, John Mathew Matthan, Mike Pandey and Jabbar Patel.
Also, the submitted films will be distributed through 1takemedia.com wherein the portal will share 50 per cent of the net income coming from the distribution of the films with the filmmakers.
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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.
