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Allahabad HC issues notice on ‘Ready’ song
NEW DELHI: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court today issued notice to the Central Government and the Central Board of Film Certification on a public interest litigation seeking stay on public exhibition of Salman Khan starrer movie ‘Ready‘ which has already been released.
A vacation division bench of Justices Devi Prasad Singh and SC Chaurasia of the Court asked the respondents to file a reply on the issue by 12 June.
The PIL, moved jointly by Hindu Personal Law Board Chairman and local lawyer Ashok Pandey and its general secretary Vinod Shanker Mishra, had raised objection on the song ‘Character Dheela’ and had also sought direction to cancel certification of the movie.
The petitioner submitted that the song having ‘raas leela’ in its lyrics is being aired on television channels and is indecent and an attack on the Sanatan dharma.
Actor Salman Khan, director Anees Bazmi, the Central Board of Film Certification and the Secretary, Information and Broadcasting Ministry have been made respondents in the PIL.
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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.
