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Sanjay Gupta to make film based on Vine of Desire
MUMBAI: Bollywood film-maker Sanjay Gupta is set to adapt the book Vine of Desire into a film. The book is a sequel to the bestseller Sister of My Heart, written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni.
Gupta has roped in Pooja Bhatt to direct the film which will be made under the banner of White Feather Films. The movie, which is currently under the pre-production stage, will go on floors by the end of this year.
Also, with Vine of Desire, Gupta for the first time will be making a movie that is not a dark action packed thriller.
In Vine of Desire, the story revolves around the lives of two half sisters Anju and Sudha who, after years of living separately, meet in America far away from their hometown Kolkata. Anju and Sudha rekindle the sibling affection again and provide each other emotional forbearance.
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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.
