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AR Rahman turns to making films
MUMBAI: In his aim to spread his wings, AR Rahman is all set to don the producer’s hat.
Rahman, who recently launched his production company Y M Movies, plans to initially make films for the South. Not deviating from his first love, Rahman’s first production will be a musical.
Rahman, the winner of an Oscar for Slumdog Millionaire, has his own in-house studio called Panchathan Record Inn at Chennai.
The “Mozart of Madras”, Rahman is known by the nickname of Isai Puyal (Music Storm). In 2009, Time magazine placed Rahman in its list of World‘s Most Influential People.
Besides composing music for Tamil, Malayalam and Hindi films, Rahman is known for his tracks like The Lord of War, Inside Man and The Accidental Husband. He also scored music in Shekhar Kapur-directed Elizabeth – The Golden Age, Slumdog Millionaire, Couples Retreat and the Chinese film Warriors of Heaven & Earth produced by Sony Pictures.
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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.
