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Mukul Deora bags filming rights of The White Elephant
MUMBAI: Mukul Deora, son of Union Petroleum minister Murli Deora, whose first venture Bheja Fry 2 is slated for release on 17 June, has lapped up filming rights of The White Tiger.
The film will be made under the banner of New York-based Smuggler Films and be produced by Deora and John Hart.
Based on a Booker prize winning novel by Aravind Adiga, the film is about a man‘s journey from Indian village life to entrepreneurial success.
“I believe The White Tiger is a universal story, a scathing satire on the journey of a poor man through the corrupt system set in contemporary India. It’s extremely relevant to what is happening in India today. I am happy to be getting an opportunity to tell this story, “ Deora said.
On the sequel of Bheja Fry, Deora commented: “The sequel is a comic venture that takes the core strengths of the original and blows it up to a bigger and better project.”
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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.
