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Whistling Woods to set foot in Spain
MUMBAI: Subhash Ghai is taking his film educational institute overseas. Whistling Woods International will set its foot in Spain.
Mukta Arts CMD Ghai signed on Thursday an agreement with the Provincial Government of Valencia, represented by Spain Minister of Culture Jose Luis Villenueva, to set up the institute for Asian and European students at Alicante Film City.
As per the agreement, Whistling Woods International would provide expertise, knowledge and programmes to the Spanish Film City which in turn would provide infrastructure, technology and facilities to all international students in the film city.
Said Ghai from Spain, “This is a part of our expansion plans of setting up Whistling Woods Institutes in various countries to educate and develop software for the international market.” “Through this alliance, students from Asia and India will be exposed to world cinema and multimedia very soon. It will be also serve as a great platform for them to be in the international market.”
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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.
