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Hollywood director Lynch readies to direct Bollywood flick
MUMBAI: Hollywood director Jennifer Lynch is all set to direct a Bollywood flick starring Mallika Sherawat as the protagonist. Titled Naagin -The Snake Woman, the film is being co-produced by Ratan Jain of Venus Records and Tapes along with Vikram Singh and Govind Menon.
The film revolves around the Nag-Naagin relationship. The casting of the film, which also includes Irrfan Khan, is currently on and not yet completely finalised.
While Hollywood‘s special effects expert Robert Kurtzman has been roped in to create graphics for the film, Madhu Ambat and Hollywood‘s Patrick Girardi will take care of the film‘s sound effects.
The shooting of the film will go on floors from July-end.
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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.
