Hindi
Assamese film on female foeticide to release on 13 July
MUMBAI: Assamese film Me and My Sister, based on the issue of female foeticide, is scheduled for release in seven languages on 13 July.
The Rajesh Bhiyan directed film throws light on cases of exploitation of women and ill-treatment prevalent in the state of Assam.
Initially, the film was made in Assamese for the people of Assam. But the recent storm created by Aamir Khan‘s show Satyamev Jayate on female foeticide forced producer Nepon Dhoula to dub the film in languages such as Hindi, Marathi, Bengali, Bhojpuri, Rajasthani and English.
Said Dhoula, “The film deals with the fate of girl child. Currently, under the Indira Gandhi child Welfare scheme, Government of India presents an amount of Rs 25,000 on the birth of first girl child to the families and Rs 20,000 on the birth of second which we feel is not enough and should be increased.”
The film, shot in cinemascope, has been produce under banner NBDK Production.
Hindi
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.
