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Denzil Dias takes charge of Warner Bros India as Blaise Fernandes quits
MUMBAI: After spending 22 years at Warner Bros. India, Blaise Fernandes has decided to call it quits at the Indian subsidiary of the Hollywood film studio to pursue other opportunities.
Fernandes, who was Senior Vice President and Managing Director at Warner Bros. India, will be replaced by Denzil Dias, who is currently serving as the Deputy Managing Director.
Dias has assumed the role of Managing Director, Warner Bros. Pictures International India.
Warner Bros. Entertainment Executive Vice President International Richard Fox commented, “Blaise has made an important contribution to the Warner Bros. operation in India over the past 22 years and we wish him well in his new ventures.”
In a related development, Time Warner has appointed Kevin Tsujihara as the next Chief Executive Officer of Warner Bros. Entertainment.
Tsujihara will become CEO beginning 1 March, succeeding Warner Bros. Chairman and CEO Barry Meyer, who will remain as Chairman through 2013.
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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.
