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Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu out of Oscar race
MUMBAI: Malayalam film Adaminte Makan Abu, India‘s official entry to the upcoming Academy Awards, has failed to make it to the top nine shortlist for the Best Foreign Film for 2011.
With the Indian entry out of the race, nine films including Bullhead (Belgium), Monsieur Lazhar (Canada), Superclasico (Denmark), Pina (Germany), Footnote (Israel), Omar Killed Me (Morocco), In Darkness (Poland) and Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale (Taiwan) are among the shortlisted entries, according to a statement on the official Oscars website.
These will be further winnowed down to the five nominees by specially invited committees in New York and Los Angeles. Over the weekend, the committee will review the films again and cast their ballots.
India is, thus, left out with the only remaining hope at this year‘s Academy Awards, director Sohan Roy‘s DAM 999. It featured among the 265 films contending for the ‘Best Picture’ nomination at the Oscars. Along with it, three of its songs were among the 39 shortlisted for nominations in the Original Song category for the upcoming 84th Academy Awards.
The final Oscars presentation ceremony will take place on 26 February at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles.
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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.
