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Actress Leela Naidu passes away at 69
MUMBAI: Noted yesteryear actress Leela Naidu (69), who showed her acting skills in a number of Hindi films as well as Merchant Ivory Productions‘ The Householder, breathed her last yesterday in Mumbai after a prolonged illness. She was 69.
Born to an Irish mother and an Indian father, Naidu was crowned Miss India in 1954. The magazine Vogue once called her as one of the five most beautiful women in the world.
The actress made her debut in Balraj Sahni‘s Anuradha in 1960. Though the film didn‘t do well at the box-office, it got acclaim when it won the National Award for best film and she got critical appreciation.
She came into the limelight for her non-orthodox role with Sunil Dutt in Yeh Raaste Hain Pyar Ke that was based on the famous Nanavati vs. State of Maharashtra Court case.
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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.
