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Release of SRK’s Billoo Barber shifts to February
MUMBAI: The release date of Billoo Barber, Shahrukh Khan’s home production, has been postponed to February 2009 as some sequences and songs are yet to be shot.
In Billoo Barber, SRK will be seen working with director Priyadarshan for the first time. The film is a remake of Malayalam superhit Katha Parayumbol and stars Irrfan Khan in the pivotal role as a village barber and Lara Dutta as his wife.
Billoo Barber also casts Kareena Kapoor and Deepika Padukone in cameos.
The film was earlier slated for a Diwali release.
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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.
