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Fox Star Studios’ debut release in 2012 is The Descendants on 26 January
MUMBAI: Fox Star Studios is all set to open its 2012 account with Alexander Payne and George Clooney’s The Descendants.
The film will release across India on 26 January.
Directed by Alexander Payne, the film has George Clooney essaying the role of Matt King, a privileged Honolulu attorney from a landowning family who is compelled to reevaluate his marriage and life while his wife lies exhausted in a hospital bed following a boating accident.
With 5 Golden Globe nominations already under its belt and also being chosen as the best film of 2011 by Los Angeles Film Critics Association, The Descendants is expected to blitzkrieg all major film awards this year. The film is also in race for an Oscar nod.
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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.
