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Minister invites Indian film industry to shoot in France
MUMBAI: France‘s culture minister Aurélie Filippetti has urged the Indian film industry to consider France over other European countries like Switzerland for shooting mountain scenes.
Filipetti, who is part of the entourage accompanying President François Hollande, reasoned that France under the Socialist government has brought about changes in tax and visa regulations to make it a preferred shooting destination.
“In the world of Indian cinema, particularly Bollywood, mountain scenes are often filmed in Switzerland or the Czech Republic,” Filipetti told reports.
“So in France we have introduced tax breaks and more flexible visa regulations for foreign artists and technicians in order to better accommodate them. I hope we can welcome more Indian artists so that the French mountains can become a part of Indian filmmaking,” she added.
India cinema which has completed 100 years will serve as guest of honour at the Cannes Film Festival in May.
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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.
