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Whistling Woods International partners ESG to run IFFI TV
MUMBAI: Whistling Woods International (WWI), the film, television, animation and media arts institute, has announced tie-up with the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG) for the upcoming International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2008.
WWI has joined ESG as the ‘knowledge and media partners” for the event in Goa. With this, WWI’s 100 plus member faculty and student team will run the official IFFI TV.
The IFFI TV will create all programming content and manage the broadcast of IFFI TV. The content – both live and recorded – will beam at Inox Multiplex Theatre and Kala Academy, the venues for IFFI 2008 through projection and LCD screen.
IFFI TV will cover festival proceedings, presentations, red carpet events, press conferences and the cultural programmes that will be held in Goa during the IFFI period.
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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.
