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West is West to release on 10 June
MUMBAI: 52 Weeks Entertainment Inc is all set to release West is West, the sequel of East is East, on 10 June in India.
Set five years on from East is East, the sequel takes the Khan family on a journey from Salford, England, to rural Pakistan. The film is as much the coming of 13-year-old Sajid as of his father, 60-year-old George (Ghengis) Khan.
George, in a last attempt to make a good son of him and teach him to value roots and traditions, decides to pack Sajid off to his first wife and family in Punjab whom he had abandoned 30 years ago. In the process, the tables are turned on George when he comes face-to-face with his own transgressions and realises that it is he himself who has much to learn.
Brought from the same creative team that brought East is East, the film is produced by Leslee Udwin (BAFTA and multi-award winner) and written by Ayub Khan-Din; the film stars Om Puri, Linda Bassett, Ila Arun, Jimi Mistry, Vijay Raaz and introduces Aqib Khan.
West is West has been a huge hit in the UK where it is currently in its 13th week.
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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.
