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Kajal Aggarwal is brand ambassador for Celebrity Cricket League
NEW DELHI: Actor Kajal Aggarwal, who is popular in south India, is continues to be the brand ambassador for the third edition of the Celebrity Cricket League.
“Personally, I love my association with the CCL. There is a spirit of togetherness in the league, as actors from all movie industries in the country come together and bond over the game of cricket. It’s fun to interact with my contemporaries from other film industries,” says Kajal.
For an actor who has been working in Hindi, Telugu and Tamil cinema, Kajal claims she does not have any favourites when it comes to cheering for one particular team. “My loyalties are not going to be divided. I’ll be cheering for the CCL and not a particular team,” she says.
Although she was also signed on as brand ambassador last year, the actor couldn’t make it to many matches as she was busy with work commitments. “This year I plan to attend as many matches as I can. There can be nothing better than marrying the love for cricket with the passion for cinema. And seeing the enthusiasm among the audience is priceless.”
The actor says she is aware about the criticism among the game’s purist on movie stars playing cricket to packed stadiums. “I don’t think it is frivolous the way people make it to be. We’ve never claimed we are playing seriously like our national players. Our aim is to bring the fans closer to us through the game and we’ve been successful in doing that.”
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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.
