Twitter User Explains How IMDb Ratings Can Be Manipulated After 'The Kashmir Files' Controversy

The Kashmir Files' IMDb ratings became the eye of the storm after filmmaker Vivek Agnihotri raised questions on this. For the unversed, several movies in the past have got ten on ten ratings initially which usually decreases in a week or two. Dil Bechara, which is Sushant Singh Rajput's last movie also got a perfect 10/10 score. However, the film's rating as of now is 8.1.?

So, how do IMDb ratings work??

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IMDb ratings are based on the votes by its registered users. People cast their individual votes from one to 10 on a particular film. These votes are then aggregated and summarized as a single IMDb rating.?

Can IMDb ratings be manipulated??

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This Twitter user has explained how IMDb ratings are manipulated, and how many stars and filmmakers use it for their own benefit as part of a PR gimmick.?

Also Read:?Chhapaak’s IMDb Rating Drops After 4000 People Give 1-Star Rating, Twitter Suspects Foul Play

Meanwhile,?Vivek Agnihotri, the director of The Kashmir Files, has been given Y category security by the CRPF wherever he travels across India, reports PTI.?Seven to eight commandos of the CRPF will guard Agnihotri round the clock under the Y category security.The decision to provide the Y category security to Agnihotri by CRPF across India has been taken by the Ministry of Home Affairs, the sources said.

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