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5th edition of Cinemascapes concludes
MUMBAI: The 5th edition of Cinemascapes, India’s leading conference cum expo to promote locations from India and overseas, was held in Mumbai recently.
Among the places that were shown as prospective locations were Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh from India besides France, Maldives, Dubai and Thailand.
The film dignitaries who attended the event included Yash Chopra, Mahesh Bhatt, Ramesh Sippy, Mukesh Bhatt, Manish Ghoswami, Raj Tilak, and Sunil Agnihotri.
The occasion also marked a special session on regional cinema that was orgainsed by the Western India Film Producers Association (WIFPA). The session was to take Bhojpuri films on a fast track.
Among those who addressed the session were songstress Deepa Narayan, producer-director Rajkumar Pandey, actress Sharon Thomas,WIFPA president Sangram Shirke, Mahavir Jain, sr. vice president, WIFPA, Ravindra Arora, joint treasurer, WIFPA and Dineshwar Sinha, EC Member, WIFPA. They guided the members on making of Bhojpuri Cinema.
More than 400 delegates attended the 5th edition of Cinemascapes.
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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.
