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SAFF to honour Shammi Kapoor with tribute
MUMBAI: The South Asia Film Festival (SAFF) that opens in Goa on 15 September will honour Shammi Kapoor by way of a tribute, the organisers have said in a statement.
“As a tribute to the legendary actor Shammi Kapoor, a special screening of his film Brahmachari would be showcased during the festival,” South Asia Foundation (SAF) secretary general Rahul Barua said.
Apart from the 1968 film, Kapoor‘s 1964 film Kashmir Ki Kali, starring Sharmila Tagore, will also be screened at the festival.
This year the festival has etched out a special segment on films from Bhutan. “In its 6th year, the festival promises a rich haul of more than 50 films from all the eight South Asian countries. Bhutan is the focus country of SAFF-2011. A delegation from the Bhutanese film industry and members of the Motion Pictures Association of Bhutan (MPAB) will represent its industry.”
Veteran film personalities like Subhash Ghai, Randhir Kapoor, MaheshBhatt and Sharmila Tagore would conduct workshops on various aspects of filmmaking like scriptwriting and direction.
The SAFF works towards policy advocacy and promoting peace and harmony with an objective of strengthening socio-cultural relationship among the South Asian countries.
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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.
