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Parzania director mulls film on alcoholism in Gujarat
MUMBAI: Filmmaker Rahul Dholakia, known for his hard-hitting film Parzania, is mulling with the idea of making a film on the prohibition of alcohol in Gujarat.
The film would address a state-wide issue of prohibition of alcohol in the state and how it fuels rampant illegal selling and consumption of liquor.
Avers Dholakia in a statement, “ It is a question one needs to answer. The film won’t be an intellectual discussion on the subject but will be very entertaining. I plan to show the entire nexus of illegal liquor business in the state which is thriving because of prohibition. In India there are many layers to such issues. With the communal divide, the land mafia and other factors, everything is somehow related to alcohol.”
The film, inspired by the modus operandi of real life gangsters,bureaucrats, politicians and police officers spanning two decades, will be shot in the narrow by-lanes of Gujarat and the seashores of Maharashtra as it has a strong link to the Mumbai blasts.
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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.
