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PVR’s Rare label to release Kshay on 15 June
MUMBAI: PVR Director’s Rare label is readying to release its fifth film, Karan Gour’s Kshay, across India on 15 June.
The film revolves around a lower middle-class housewife’s obsession to possess an unfinished statue of the Goddess Lakshmi. And how this obsession infects everything around her – her home, her dreams and even the only family she’s got, her husband Arvind.
Said PVR Ltd. joint managing director Sanjeev Kumar Bijli, “I feel extremely delighted with release of the movie Kshay, as it is the fifth movie releasing under PVR Director’s Rare Banner. The previous movies, Good Night|Good Morning, Chaurahen and The Forest have received an overwhelming response from the audiences and industry insiders alike.”
Kshay takes an unforgiving look at obsession: how it infects the frailty of our minds, corroding reasoning, reality and emotional fulfillment.
“We hope to bring more such movies to our discerning audience and are positive that our efforts of delivering meaningful cinema to people will be successful,” said Bijli.
The film was produced independently for over four years with a two-man crew, the director Karan Gaur and the DOP Abhinay Khoparzi.
Kshay stars Rasika Dugal and Alekh Sangal.
Incidentally, Gaur has also written, edited, co-produced and done the sound design of the film.
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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.
