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Sundance Doc Film Program grants $25,000 to Indo-Norway film Gulabi Gang
MUMBAI: The Sundance Documentary Film Program has given a grant of $25,000 to the Indo-Norway joint production Gulabi Gang that is to be directed by Nishtha Jain. The film is one among the 29 feature-length documentary films that have been earmarked to receive the grant.
The documentary traces Sampat Pal and the fiery women of her Gulabi Gang who take up the fight against gender violence, caste oppression and widespread corruption in Bundelkhand.
The Documentary Film Program, that celebrates its tenth anniversary next year, has awarded grants to more than 300 documentary filmmakers in 61 countries.
The Sundance Documentary Film Program assists non-fiction filmmakers from around the world with a series of workshops in editing, storytelling and scoring for documentary films as well as providing grants to non-fiction film projects through the Sundance Documentary Fund.
The program encourages the exploration of innovative non-fiction storytelling and promotes the exhibition of documentary films to a broader audience. It also supports independent artists — both domestically and internationally — through the Sundance Documentary Fund.
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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.
