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The Lunchbox to participate in Cinemart at Rotterdam fest
MUMBAI: Anurag Kashyap Productions and Cine Mosaic’s film, The Lunchbox, will participate in Cinemart, the co-production market at the International Film Festival Rotterdam.
Helmed by Ritesh Batra, the film is one of the 35 projects selected for Cinemart. The project, that was selected for NFDC Screenwriter’s Lab, recently participated at workshops in Venice and Goa.
The prizes given to distinguished CineMart projects are Eurimages Co-Production Development Award (one prize of € 30,000) and Arte France Cinéma Award (one prize of € 10,000).
The 29th edition of Cinemart will take place from 29 January to 1 February.
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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.
