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TP Aggarwal re-elected as Film Federation of India president
NEW DELHI: Filmmaker and distributor TP Aggarwal has been unanimously elected as president of the apex body of Indian filmmakers, the Film Federation of India (FFI).
Aggarwal, who has headed FFI earlier, succeeds JP Chowksey. The new post will be effective from 1 January. He was elected at the first meeting of the FFI executive committee held immediately after the 62nd Annual General Meeting.
Aggarwal represents the Indian Motion Picture & Producers Association (IMPPA).
Supran Sen will continue as the secretary general of the FFI.
Other office bearers elected are as follows:
Vice Presidents: J. P. Chowksey (Central); Bobby Bedi (West); N. Datar (West); C Kalyan (South); T Siva (South); Thomas D’Souza (South); Kaimal Nanda Kumar (South); Murali Mohan Rao (South); Krishna Daga (East); and G D Mehta (North).
Honorary General Secretaries: Ravi Kottarakara (South) and Hirachand Dand (West).
Honorary Treasurer: Sangram Shirke (West)
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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.
