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Viacom 18 Motion Pictures unveils 2012 film release slate
MUMBAI: Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, the movie production and distribution business under Viacom18 Group, has unveiled the movie lineup for the next year.
Starting from Abbas-Mustan‘s Players on 6 January, the company will release Pen India and Boundscript Motion Pictures‘ Vidya Balan-starrer Kahaani on 9 March.
It would be followed by Vishesh Film‘s Blood Money on 23 March. On 20 April, the company will release Wide Frame Pictures and Viacom18 Motion Pictures‘ JV Bittu Boss.
The company has also announced other films, for which release dates are yet to be finalized. The list include Anurag Kashyap‘s two-part feature offering Gangs of Wasseypur, Ram Gopal Varma‘s Department, David Dhawan‘s Chashme Baddoor, Rani Mukherji-starrer Aiyaa, an untitled film starring Arjun Rampal and Chitrangda Singh being directed by Sudhir Mishra, Son Of Sardar and Sunny Deol‘s Ghayal Returns.
“With the lineup, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures is well on track to achieve its goal of being in the list of the top three production houses in India within three years of its existence,” Viacom18 Motion Pictures COO Vikram Malhotra said in a statement.
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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.
