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Dhobi Ghat makes it to BAFTA
MUMBAI: The British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA) has unveiled its list (Longlist) of films that would be part of those competing in this year’s awards.
Among the films in the non-English films category, Kiran Rao-directed film Dhobi Ghat (Mumbai Diaries) has made it to the longlist. It will compete with films like Asghar Farhadi’s Nader and Simin: A Separation and Wim Wender’s Pina to get a nomination for the prestigious awards.
The Longlist, announced recently, is the result of Round One voting by members of the Academy. With a total of 285 films that took part this year, the first round of voting reduced the list of eligible films to 15 in each category.
Other films that would also participate this year in the non-English films category are: Abel, As If I Am Not There, The Boy Mir – Ten Years in Afghanistan, Calvet, Incendies, Little White Lies, Pina, Post Mortem, Potiche, Le Quattro Volte, A Separation, The Skin I Live In, Tomboy and The Troll Hunter.
Round Two voting will reduce these 15 contenders down to the five nominations in each category.
The winners will be announced at the Orange British Academy Film Awards on 12 February.
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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.
