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Maiden Indian film fest in Poland honours Koirala, Mittra
NEW DELHI: Wave Cinemas’ CEO Rahul Mitra and actress Manisha Koirala were honoured with special awards at the first-ever Indian Film Festival in Poland (Warsaw).
They also took part in the grand red carpet event at the iconic ‘Kinoteka’ theatre in the heart of Warsaw. A special audience of hundreds of Polish and Indian film buffs and dignitaries attended the event, along with key representatives of the Indian film industry led by Mittra, an award-winning filmmaker.
His current production Saheb Biwi aur Gangster 3 with Sanjay Dutt and Koirala is being shot in Bikaner.
The event co-curated by Captain Rahul Bali and RC Dalal screened some blockbuster Bollywood movies like Sarkar 3 apart from three regional language films from the states of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Assam. The package of seven films will thus give Polish and diaspora audiences a glimpse of the huge talent in India’s regional film industry as well.
Koirala, who had acted in ‘1942- A love story’ among others was a special guest at the festival while Mittra was awarded for his outstanding contribution to Indian Cinema. In a short span of time, he has produced blockbusters like Saheb Biwi aur Gangster series, Bullett Raja, Revolver Rani, Sarkar 3, among other, and is known for backing good content.
Ambassador Ajay Bisaria lauded the growing engagement between the film industries of India and Poland and invited the Polish audience to witness the strength of the Indian film industry with its boundless creativity.
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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.
