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Akbar Khan to play Saddam Hussein
MUMBAI: Akbar Khan is being considered to play the role of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein in a ducu-drama ‘From President to Prisoner‘, based on a book Safar Zindagi Ka by Aziz Burney.
The film, directed by Suresh Kohli, focuses on the last few tears of the then Iraqi President’s fight against US imperialism. According to Khan, Saddam was a hero and had fought the double standards of the US foreign policy.
Meanwhile, nephew Fardeen Khan is trying to resurrect his earlier plan to remake his father Feroz Khan’s Qurbani. A film close to his heart, the remake will be Fardeen’s tribute to his late father.
It has been a while since Fardeen has been trying to set his own production house in motion. But the actor is treading the path of caution as he has plans to roll out 5 to 6 films.
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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.
