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BRICS Youth Short Film Festival in Delhi to feature over 35 films
NEW Delhi: Over 35 short films from the BRICS countries – Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa – will be screened in a three-day festival to be held in the capital from 13 March.
Around 31 films including four from Russia and the rest from India will be in competition. A block of short films from South Africa and one film each from Brazil, Russia, and China are in the non-competition section.
‘Film Dialogue 2012’, the BRICS Youth Short Film Festival, is being organised jointly by Delhi’s Citizens Film Forum and the Russian Centre for Science and Culture.
The films include documentaries, short fiction films, animation films, and those with drama and action.
According to Vimal Mehta of the Forum, the festival is aimed at encouraging young filmmakers from these countries and offer them a platform.
The best films will receive awards and all films that take part will be given certificates of participation.
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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.
