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Don director Barot to make comeback with two films
MUMBAI: Three decades after he made the Amitabh Bachchan-starrer Don in 1978, director Chandra Barot is on a comeback trail.
Known to be an apt hand at the thriller-action genre, Barot will now make his comeback with a comedy. The film in mention is titled Neil Ko Pakadna and will be produced by his wife Deepa and presented by Anup Jalota.
Besides Neil Ko Pakadna, Barot will make his actual comeback with an action-thriller that will be along the lines of Don. “The script is ready; it‘s just called the ‘Hong Kong vaali script‘ at present. But it needs a superstar to carry it off. And I‘m hoping it can surpass even Don,” says the director in a report.
Sources say that the second film would be a spy drama. In fact, Barot wants to shoot his spy-based film in Hong Kong as he knows that there are a lot of facilities available for filming in South East Asia. Barot is on the lookout for newcomers whom he intends casting in the main roles as he does not want to suffer from star tantrums.
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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.
