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Annapurna’s film and media school to start making films this year
MUMBAI: The Hyderabad-based Annapurna Studios promoted not-for-profit institute, International School of Films and Media, will start film production this year to give its students hands-on experience.
“We are planning to make at least two films a year. They will be full-fledged commercial films. Our faculty, students and some other stakeholders will take care of all aspects in producing these films,” observed Annapurna Studios’ chief executive officer Kurt Inderbitzin.
The maiden film by the institute will have Nagarjuna in the lead role.
“Perhaps this is the only film institute in the country with a full-fledged functional studio supporting it. This runs on the model of a college-hospital,” Kurt said.
The institute is planning to offer a four-year degree course in film and television production and acting . “We are in talks with a university to support us in certification. We have announced admission schedule and course will begin in July,” the CEO averred.
Quoting a study, Inderbitzin said that Indian media and entertainment industry would have three million jobs in the next 10 years.
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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.
