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Mukta denies deal reached on sale of film library rights
Filmmaker Subhash Ghai’s Mukta Arts Ltd has clarified before the Bombay Stock Exchange that it has not yet entered into any agreement with any of the channels regarding the sale of television rights for its movie library.
Mukta said it has been in discussions for over a year with Zee Telefilms, Sony Entertainment Television and the Star TV Network but was still to reach a deal. It made the clarification in response to an article in a leading financial daily titled “Library selloff buzz steps up Mukta Arts”.
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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.
