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Nepal bans Delhi Belly
MUMBAI: After the Nepali distributor of the Aamir Khan film Delhi Belly Uddhav Poudel failed to comply with the Nepali Censor recommendation to effect cuts in the film due to vulgar language, the Censor board instructed all the multiplexes and theatres showing the comedy directed by Abhinay Deo to stop screening.
The ban came into effect on Sunday evening after the police raided the Gopikrishna multiplex in Kathmandu, the owner of which is Poudel who
happens to be the film’s distributor in Nepal.
The Censors mainly objected to the deletion of three scenes. The scenes they found offensive include the one in which Imran Khan visits a brothel. Besides, there are two other scenes where nine-letter Hindi expletives have been used. However, the Censors had not asked for these two scenes to be deleted; they only wanted the sound to be muted.
Theatre owners said the changes were being made. However, the technicalities would require some time, especially since making changes in the digital format would mean sending the film back to India.
In the past, the Nepali Censors had banned Chandni Chowk to China in 2009 for a line in the narration that said the Buddha was born in India while in 2000, the Hrithik Roshan-starrer Mission Kashmir was banned after the local media whipped up an anti-Hrithik frenzy by attributing anti-Nepal sentiments to him.
Hindi
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.
