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Ajai Sinha’s Khap to release on 29 July
MUMBAI: Ananda Film & Telecommunications‘ film Khap is being readied for release on 29 July.
Being distributed by Percept Picture Company, the film is a story about the Khap Panchayat and the much talked about issue of ‘Honour Killings‘.
The film revolves around two different worlds colliding each other over a love story which we take as a norm in our world. Till then, in the world of Khap, a marriage is only sanctioned if it satisfies age old customs. If someone defies their diktat, an unofficial illegal death sentence is passed and executed in the most gruesome manner. But when the guardians of the old faith do it to lovers from Delhi, they challenge their supremacy in a way, no one ever dared to do.
Produced by Sangita Sinha and Siddhant Sinha, the film has been directed by Ajai Sinha who is best known for his TV serials like Hasratein, Astitva, Justujoo and Ghar Ek Sapna.
The film stars Om Puri, Govind Namdev, Manoj Pahwa, Anooradha Patel, Mohnish Bahl and newcomer Yuvika Choudhary.
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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.
