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Biopic on Rajnikant planned
MUMBAI: If all goes as planned, a biopic on an Indian actor will be made for the first time.
Going by the immense clout Rajnikant has on the film industry, filmmaker Atul Agnihotri has decided to make a biopic on the South superstar. Rajnikant is Forbes magazine‘s most influential Indian of 2010, having temples built in his honour.
It is being said that Rajnikant has already given his consent to the project. Though nobody has been finalised yet, it is a given conclusion that Rajnikanth will not be a part of the film.
Agnihotri has selected a new director, Llyod Baptista, to handle the project. Baptista has earlier directed a few international ads.
Earlier, UTV had planned a biopic on Kishore Kumar but somehow the project didn‘t take off.
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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.
