MUMBAI, India— February 6, 2024— IMDb (www.imdb.com), the world’s most popular and authoritative source for information on movies, TV shows, and celebrities, presented an IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award to Black Warrant star Zahan Kapoor. The award recognizes strong performers on the Popular Indian Celebrities list published on the IMDb app. The list charts the page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide, and has proven to be a keenly accurate predictor of stars who are about to have a breakthrough career moment.
Kapoor stars in Vikramaditya Motwane’s prison drama Black Warrant, portraying the real-life former superintendent of Delhi’s Tihar Jail, Sunil Kumar Gupta. Lauded for its gripping narrative and impactful performances, the series has resonated with audiences globally, and IMDb customers have rated it 8.1/10. Following the show’s success, Kapoor has ranked in the top 10 of the Popular Indian Celebrities list thrice, including reaching the top spot two weeks ago. Kapoor’s earlier credits include Faraaz, which was his debut film in 2022.
Kapoor shared, “I’m really honoured to receive the IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award. It’s not only my first award but also one that is generated by fans. This is very special because it’s from all of you. It means that the work we did resonated, and everyone wanted to know more about me. So that’s very exciting!”
View the award presentation video here. IMDb customers can also add films and shows from Kapoor’s filmography and other titles to their IMDb Watchlist at imdb.com/watchlist.
Previous IMDb “Breakout Star” STARmeter Award recipients include Kani Kusruti, Sharvari, Nitanshi Goel, Medha Shankr, Bhuvan Arora, Angira Dhar, Adarsh Gourav, Ashley Park, Ayo Edebiri, and Regé-Jean Page. Learn more about the IMDb STARmeter Awards at imdb.com/starmeterawards.