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Big Pictures to release ‘Sikandar’ on 27 March
MUMBAI: Big Pictures, the motion pictures brand of Reliance Big Entertainment, is set to release its next on 27 March.
Co-produced by Sudhir Mishra’s CineRaas Ltd, Sikandar has been written and directed by Piyush Jha.
The film stars child artists Parzaan Dastur and Ayesha Kapur in pivotal roles. Others in the film include R Madhavan, Sanjay Suri and Arunoday Singh. The music of the film has been composed by Sandesh Shandiliya, Justin-Uday and Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy while the lyrics have been penned by Prasoon Joshi, Neelesh Misra and Kumaar.
Sikandar, a suspense thriller, revolves around the story of a young boy who has a dream to play football for the national team. It’s about his aspirations and challenges and how his life unfolds when one day he finds a gun on his way to school and deals with the exploitation and manipulation of innocent people in a state that has witnessed decades of violence and insurgency.
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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.
