Hindi
‘Rustom’ beats ‘Mohenjo Daro’; collects Rs 90 cr
MUMBAI: Happy Bhag Jayegi a comic romance with yet another story on India Pakistan integration, find favour with metro audience catering to select multiplex crowd. With a good word of mouth, the film’s addition to its opening day figures is noticeable. The film opened with Rs 2.3 crore on Friday and doubled that on Sunday to end its opening weekend with a total of Rs. 10.45 crore.
UnIndian remains poor.
Rustom pitted against what was expected to be a spectacular drama woven around the ancient civilization of Mohenjo Daro, not only starts off with a terrific opening response but also goes onto to win much appreciation from the audience.
The film, which opened with Rs 14 crore on day one, went on to consolidate over the weekend also making the most of the Independence Day holiday on Monday, the 15th August and remained steady for the next three days, again getting some advantage on the Raksha Bandhan holiday on Thursday, in parts of India, to finish its first week with Rs 89.5 crore.
Mohenjo Daro, an ambitious looking film promising much but, as it turned out, had nothing to do with its title or the period it promised to present on screen. In fact, the film turned out to be an attempt to palm off a B grade Bahubali vs a simple noble hero story that showed no sense of script or execution.
The moviegoer rejected the film from day one as the film’s opening remained poor. The film had an opening of 8.8 crore on day one with the weekend showing little improvement. The Independence Day holiday on Monday helped little as the film ended its first week with a total of Rs 49.2 crore. The film is a major setback financially.
Budhia Singh- Born To Run collects Rs 2.25 lakh in its second week to take its two week total to Rs 2.15 crore.
Dishoom adds 60 lakh for its third week to take its three week total to Rs 65.2 crore.
Hindi
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.
