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Dear Friend Hitler to screen at Cannes on 11 May
MUMBAI: Amrapali Media Vision’s debut project Dear Friend Hitler is set to premiere at Cannes Film Festival‘s Marche du Film on 11 May.
The film takes its name from the two letters that Mahatma Gandhi wrote to Hitler to try and prevent World War II from happening.
The film was initially controversial but the same died down after it was screened at the Berlin Film Festival that appreciated the film for showing facts and shunning the glorification of Hitler.
Anupam Kher was to play the role of Hitler, but after the actor backed out Raghuvir Yadav took up the role along with Neha Dhupia who plays Hitler‘s lover Eva Braun.
Directed by Rakesh Ranjan Kumar, the film will release on 22 July.
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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.
