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Ad Vitam acquires French rights of Miss Lovely
MUMBAI: French distribution company Ad Vitam has acquired French rights of Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely.
Set in the lower depths of Bombay’s C grade film industry, Miss Lovely follows the devastating story of two brothers who produce sex horror films in the mid-1980s. The film is set to premiere in Un Certain Regard at Cannes Film Festival on 24 May.
Ramarked Mackey, “We are happy to make Ad Vitam our French partner in this extraordinarily vivid tale!”
Films in the Ad Vitam stable include Take Shelter by Jeff Nichols, Farewell My Queen by Benoit Jacquot, Miss Bala by Gerardo Naranjo and Bull Head by Michael R. Roskam.
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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.
