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ESG CEO Manoj Srivastava is observer at Berlinale
MUMBAI: Manoj Srivastava, the CEO of the Entertainment Society of Goa (ESG), has joined the team of international observers for the European Film Market (EFM), a part of the Berlin International Film Festival that gets going on 9 February.
Srivastava will observe and guide co-productions between various countries. He will be presented case studies at the Berlinale co-production market and will also attend the Talent Project Highlights where two prizes will be awarded.
Srivastava joins Sonja Heinen, Martina Bleis, Kathi Bildhauer, MÃriam Boixader, Antje Glawe, Tanika Sajatovic, Agita Duwe, Henning Adam, Inez Templeton and Brigid O’Shea, the other observers in the team.
Last year too Srivastava was invited to serve on the International Film Jury in Korea at CINDI Film Festival in August 2011, along with other members from UK, France, Japan and Korea.
The ECG co-organises the International Film Festival of India at Goa.
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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.
