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First edition of Ladakh Film Festival to be held in June
MUMBAI: The inaugural edition of the Ladakh Film Festival would be held in Leh from 15-17 June next year with the aim to draw attention of the world and the world cinema towards the pristine beauty of Ladakh.
The festival, also nicknamed the Highest Altitude film festival, will be held 13,500 feet above the sea level and would be chaired by veteran director Shyam Benegal, who will head the jury.
The festival has been categorised into four sections namely World Cinema, Indian Cinema, Competition and Ladakh. While the World Cinema category is open only to International Films, the Indian Cinema section is open only to films made in India. The competition section will include feature films, short films, animation films and documentary films while the Ladakh section will include only those films that are made by the residents of Ladakh or the films made on Ladakh.
Along with the entertainment the festival will also talks business. The organisers of the festival will also set up ‘Film Shoppe‘ on the lines of Film Bazaar where filmmakers can market their films to the International film studios, film producers, film buyers and satellite channels.
The festival is being organised by Kerala-based former doctor turned film writer and director Melwyn Williams Chirayath, along with his business partner Meghna Dubey.
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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.
