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Film on Hazare marks opening of Nashik festival
MUMBAI: Pahlaj Nihalani declared the fifth edition of the Nashik International Film Festival (NIFF) open at a colourful function at Raosaheb Thorat Hall yesterday.
The festival opened with a short film ‘On the Footprints of Mahatma‘ on veteran social activist Anna Hazare. It was also the world premiere of the 15-minute film that focuses on the projects undertaken by Hazare especially in the field of water conservation in his decades-long life as social activist. The film has been produced by Pune-based lawyer and independent film maker Vasant Patil.
Nearly 200 films and documentaries, including films from Australia and France will be shown at the four-day event organised by the Metro Foundation of India.
Speaking on the occasion, Nihalani said that the country‘s main international film festival should be held in Nashik as it is the native place of Dadasaheb Phalke, the father of Indian cinema.
One of the highlights of NIFF is display of 22 films produced by cinema enthusiasts from Malegaon, a powerloom town near here in north Maharashtra.
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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.
