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High Court allows release of Dum Maaro Dum
MUMBAI: The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court today disposed off a petition seeking ban on the release of Ramesh Sippy‘s Dum Maaro Dum after the filmmakers told the Court that controversial portions of the film were deleted.
A division bench of Justice SC Dharmadhikari and Justice FM Reis, rejected the petition filed by Savio Rodrigues, allowing the release of the movie.
In his petition, Rodrigues had claimed that the film shows Goan women and the state in bad light and its release will affect the state tourism.
Rodrigues also sought deletion of a dialogue from the movie, which says “In Goa, liquor is cheap and women cheaper.” Bipasha Basu has said the dialogue in the film.
Fox Star Studio, the co-producers of the film, however, assured the Court that the controversial dialogue would be deleted from the film and the word ‘women‘ has been replaced with ‘relationships‘ in the film‘s national promos.
The counsel for the studio said that the censor board had given ‘A‘ certificate to the movie, and that the film did not promote drugs in Goa but was based on the fight against drug trade.
Fox Star Studio official Dina Duttani, who was present at the hearing, told reporters that the firm was gearing up for the film‘s global release on 22 April.
The movie will be released in 20 countries at 350 international locations and at 1,000 theatres and multiplexes throughout India.
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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.
