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Box Office: ‘Chalk N Duster’ lacklustre; ‘Wazir’ rakes in Rs 28.4 crore
MUMBAI: Despite sporting a horde of talent in Shabana Azmi, Juhi Chawla, Richa Chaddha, Divya Dutta and Zarina Wahab, Chalk N Duster had a lacklustre performance at the box office. The theme failed to appeal viewers and the movie has just about managed to touch the Rs 1 crore mark in its opening weekend.
On the other hand, the Amitabh Bachchan and Farhan Akhtar starrer Wazir drops as the week progresses. The film added little over the next four days after a weak opening weekend of Rs 19.85 and finishes its first week with Rs 28.4 crore.
Dilwale added Rs 1.75 crore in its fourth week to take its four week tally to Rs 138.75 crore. While the other big film Bajirao Mastani collected Rs 7.5 crore in its fourth week to take its four week total to Rs 165.9 crore.
The beginning of 2016 has so far been poor with no film sustaining at the box office. The exhibitors desperately need a film that can sustain for at least a couple of weeks. The coming lineup starting with the Akshay Kumar starrer Airlift this coming Friday is expected to bring in some relief.
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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.
