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Bollywood by Gulzar finds special place in Delhi’s literary festival
NEW DELHI: Delhi’s own literary festival Spring Fever 2012 this year attracted special participation from Bollywood.
The third annual literature festival of Penguin Books concluded on a high note in the evening with the legendary veteran poet and lyricist Gulzar reading out his best poems from his recently launched book ‘Neglected Poems‘.
“Epics may seem distant from our modern-day lives, but that is not right. After Pawan wrote this episode from the Mahabharat in relevance with people`s lives today, I realised it should reach out to more people,” he said.
“Translations are very important these days, since an average person can only know two to three languages. We have so many languages in India and poems are being written in as many of them. Also, a translator should be well-versed in both languages, the original and the one in which he is translating,” he added.
Penguin Spring Fever 2012 also saw the participation of authors like Anupam Kher and Raghav Bhal.
The topics covered during the ten day festival varied from ‘Sex and romance outside the bedroom‘ to the ‘New Indian Consumer‘.
A unique Bollywood quiz was held with a special round on superstar Rajnikanth, apart from performances by bands like Faridkot, Vedas and Qawwali.
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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.
