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Lahore director to make Sanjay Gandhi biopic
MUMBAI: Filmmakers being inspired by politicians and their lives to make films is not new. Following his colleagues in the film industry, Lahore director Sanjay Puran Singh Chauhan has decided to make a film on Sanjay Gandhi.
The untitled film will follow Chauhan‘s forthcoming sci fi project Anahaat that is in the final stages of shooting.
“Sanjay Gandhi was a very controversial figure. I always wanted to portray his life on the big screen, but I am going to show the kind of person he was rather than venturing into the controversies surrounding his death,” the director has been quoted to have said.
Chauhan said Sanjay Gandhi‘s ideologies and his vision about India have always impressed him. Since the film deals with a noted personality and is a serious subject, Chauhan has roped in writers who are well-versed with Indian politics.
Chauhan‘s Lahore that released last year was well-acclaimed by critics and won several awards in international circuits.
Besides, the film received two awards at the 57th National Film Awards – Chauhan bagged the Indira Gandhi Award for best debut film of a director while Farooque Shaikh won award in the best supporting actor category.
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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.
