Hindi
Force nets Rs 159 mn at box office
MUMBAI: Of the five releases last Friday, action oriented Force is the only one to stand its ground at the box office. However, coming as it does after a number of south action remakes, the film‘s weekend has posted average collections with Rs 159 million.
Sahib Biwi Aur Gangster enjoyed good reviews but this did not reflect on its collections.
Chargesheet, Hum Tum Shabana and Tere Mere Phere had poor collections.
Mausam, which took a weekend of Rs 221 million, dropped drastically thereafter to finish the week with Rs 273 million, with almost Rs 200 million coming from Bombay circuit and North.
Speedy Singhs netted Rs 36 million in its first week
Mere Brother Ki Dulhan added Rs 33 million in its third week to take its total to Rs 579 million.
Bodyguard totaled Rs 1.47 billion, with the fourth week contributing just Rs 18 million.
Hindi
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.
