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Notices issued to Dum Maaro Dum producers
MUMBAI: The Panaji bench of the Bombay High Court has issued notices to the director and producers of Dum Maaro Dum over a petition seeking a ban on the film due to release on 22 April.
“The film is against public order, decency and morality and there is clear violation of the fundamental rights guaranteed under the Constitution of India to the people of Goa,” said petitioner Savio Rodrigues in his plea.
“The film is scheduled to be released on 22 April and as per the publicity given to the film by the producers in the media, the film will attract criminal minded tourists and offenders and drive away decent travellers and tourists from Goa,” the petition said.
Rodrigues has sought the ban alleging that the film portrayed Goa and its women in bad light. He claimed that the film would have an adverse impact on the state‘s tourism industry.
Justice S.C. Dharmadhikari and Justice F.M. Reis issued notices returnable by 13 April to the film‘s director Rohan Sippy, Ramesh Sippy Entertainment and Fox Star Studios India (co-producers), Goa‘s chief secretary and the chairperson of the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC).
Goa Tourism Minister Nilkanth Halarnkar has said that he would be taking up the issue of Goa‘s bad portrayal in the film with the director.
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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.
