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Indo-German script development workshop at Mumbai fest
MUMBAI: The 13th edition of the Mumbai Film, a Reliance Entertainment initiative, is scheduled to get underway on 13 October.
Among various activities, a three-day Indo-German script development workshop has been planned. The workshop will be held in association with ‘Germany and India 2011-2012 – Infinite Opportunities, Life Entertainment, Primehouse, dffb, Hff and Skw Schwarz.
The workshop, for screen-writers, directors, producers and film students who want to explore opportunities in story-telling and more globally accepted story development, especially between Germany and India, will begin two days earlier on 11 October.
“Any writer, director and producer who has at least one film to his credit can apply for the workshop. Film direction and script writing students from the film institutes like FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) in India can also attend the workshop,” said 13th Mumbai Film Festival festival director S. Narayanan in an statement.
‘We have the privilege of welcoming talents like Dani Levy, Thorsten Schulz, Jochen Brunow who will share the platform with Indian directors such as Ashutosh Gowarikar amongst others. We believe that this is a huge step forward,‘ he added.
An Indo-German project will be presented during the workshop as a case study in how collaboration between Indian and German writers and directors might work.
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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.
