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Abu Dhabi fest to screen five Indian films
MUMBAI: In its 5th year, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival (ADFF) will screen more than 200 feature and short films by established and emerging filmmakers representing 43 countries. Among them are featured five films from India.
The films include Gurvindar Singh’s Anhey Ghore Da Daan, Umesh Kulkarni‘s upcoming film Deool, Gemma Atwal’s documentary Marathon Boy (a co-production between India, United Kingdom and USA) along with Neeraj Ghaywan’s short film Shor (Noise).
As a tribute to Rabindranath Tagore, Satyajit Ray’s Charulata will be screened.
Formerly known as the Middle East International Film Festival, the Abu Dhabi Film Festival was established in 2007.
This year’s edition is scheduled to be held from 13 to 22 October.
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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.
