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Marten Rabarts to head NFDC’s development unit
MUMBAI: The Information and Broadcasting ministry has appointed Marten Rabarts, currently artistic director of Amsterdam-based Binger Filmlab, to head the development division of the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC).
Rabarts will establish a fully-fledged development arm for the national funding body and oversee the set up of a professional development and training hub for directors, producers and writers in Mumbai. This hub will also take out a ‘knowledge caravan’ bringing top international expertise to other film centres across the subcontinent.
He will establish a fully-fledged development arm for the national funding body and oversee the set up of a professional development and training hub for directors, producers and writers in Mumbai. This hub will also take out a ‘knowledge caravan’ bringing top international expertise to other film centres across the subcontinent.
Said NFDC managing director Nina Lath Gupta, “We are immensely pleased that Marten will be joining us to help grow and expand the scope of what NFDC offers to our independent filmmaking community. He brings, not only knowledge and experience in creative and professional development, but an instinct for spotting talent and a real gift of knowing what to add for that talent to excel.”
Rabarts leaves Binger Filmlab after 12 years of heading its creative growth and development. He will step down at the end of May to relocate to Mumbai to take up his new role.
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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.
