Hindi
Kahaani nets Rs 141 million at BO
MUMBAI: Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani opened to a poor response but improved on Saturday and Sunday with word of mouth in its favour. The Sunday collections showed double the Friday figures; along with its Thursday paid previews, the film collected Rs 141 million over the weekend, mainly from multiplexes in major cities with little contribution from single screens and interiors.
Meanwhile, Chaar Din Ki Chandni has not been appreciated; it collected Rs 36 million in its four-day weekend (the film was released on Thursday to take advantage of Holi festival).
Paan Singh Tomar, which was released with a limited number of prints after about three-years since its making, opened slow but went on to consolidate reasonably to end its first week with Rs 75.5 million for its makers and much acclaim for Irrfan Khan. The film has added another Rs 25 million in its second weekend.
London Paris New York has failed to work, collecting Rs 58 million in its first week.
Tere Naal Love Ho Gaya collected Rs 51 million in its second week to take its total to Rs 163 million, proving that Desi content works.
Jodi Breakers survived for second week and collected Rs 12 million; it has so far netted Rs 96 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.
