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YRF film to clash with Housefull 2 next June
MUMBAI: Once in a while comes a clash of two star-studded films. No sooner did Yash Raj Films announced that Ek Tha Tiger would release on 1 June next year, the news came that Sajid Nadiadwala’s Housefull 2 would also hit the screens the same day.
Trade analysts predict that the release of the two films will keep the box office cash box jingling.
While the YRF film has Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif in the lead, Housefull 2 has stars like Akshay Kumar, John Abraham ,Riteish Deshmukh, Shreyas Talpade, Asin, Zarine Khan, Jacqueline Fernandez, Shazahn Padamsee, Rishi Kapoor,Randhir Kapoor and Mithun Chakraborty.
Incidentally, Nadiadwala’s Housefull opened to packed houses and was one of the biggest hits of 2010.
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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.
