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Ajay Devgn turns action director
MUMBAI: Following his father Veeru Devgan’s footsteps, Ajay Devgn has taken over duties of action director in his ambitious film Son of Sardar. He will devise and execute all the heavy-duty fight for his Sardar character.
Confirming the same, director Ashwin Dheer said, “Yes, Ajay has designed the action scenes himself. It‘s in his genes.”
It all started when Ajay‘s Sardar character had to perform a stunt on a horse. The actor felt that the way he was being told to do the stunt was not in keeping with the decorum required for the character he was essaying. He did the horse sequence his way. That‘s when director Ashwin Dheer and Devgn decided to let the latter take over the film‘s stunts.
It may be noted that Devgn has always been fond of action sequences and has been taking more than a passing interest in them.
Incidentally, Ajay‘s father was an eminent action director.
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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.
