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Marathi film on football in offing
MUMBAI: Reputed goalkeeper Brahmanand Shankhwalkar is all set to bring his real time soccer experiences on silver screen through a Marathi film titled Penalty.
Produced by Goa-based Saima Production, the film will be directed by Jitendra Shikerkar and entirely shot in Goa.
Scheduled to release in December, the film is based on six young boys who vent out their passion for soccer by playing in the paddy fields and row grounds. “The film is about the passion of football. Talk to any successful footballer in India and he will tell you how he has struggled to reach to the top level,” said Goa’s only Arjuna Award recipient.
The story is not about the trained footballers who play on big stadiums. It‘s about school-going kids and their passion for the sports.
To be made with a shoestring budget of Rs 15 million, the film will be released across Goa and Maharashtra.
It is expected to be ready before International Film Festival of India (IFFI) 2012 that will be held in November-December in Goa.
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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.
