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Mahesh Bhatt plans to build ‘Murder’ franchise
MUMBAI: With the idea to make ‘Murder‘ a franchise, Mahesh Bhatt is mulling sequels in the erotic crime thriller genre.
“We decided to make Murder 2 with a clear understanding that it would have the key components that were in ‘Murder‘, which is erotica, edginess and experience of crime and thrills. And this is going to be the brand of ‘Murder‘. We are not going to stop here. We are going to make Murder 3, Murder 4 and so on,” Bhatt said.
Going into details, Bhatt said: “What I have seen is that problems of unmarried couples are more than that of married couples. That‘s what it‘s there in Murder2.
Bhatt‘s films have high sexual content as he wants to mop out the feeling of guilt associated with the term sex. “I want to take out guilt from sex. There is an age-old relation between sex and guilt. Indian heroines used to be very reluctant about doing bold scenes, thinking it to be dirty. That‘s the fountainhead of your life, how could it be dirty?” he querried.
“In the 21st century, we have increased the sexual content as India has changed; thought processes have changed and so have the sexual references,” Bhatt observed.
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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.
