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Nana Patekar plans to direct an unconventional love story
MUMBAI: Two decades after he directed Prahar: The Final Attack, Nana Patekar is all set to direct an unconventional love story where a 50-year-old man would romance a woman half his age.
Patekar said the film will be on the lines of David Lean`s Ryan`s Daughter or the Roman Holiday sort. But it would not be inspired or adapted from them, he clarified. “In my film, the actress would be of 24-25 years of age while the actor would be almost of 50,” Patekar divulged.
Ryan`s Daughter, set in 1916, tells the story of a married Irish woman who has an affair with a British officer during World War I, despite opposition from her nationalist neighbours.
Though it is a given conclusion that Patekar would play the 50-year old man, he said, “If I get a buddha khushad person like him (for the 50-year-old character), then good…or else I will only act.”
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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.
