Hindi
Tamil, Telugu remake of Dabaang on track
MUMBAI: The remake of the Salman Khan-starrer Dabaang in Tamil and Telugu is finally taking off.
While Silambarasan (Simbu) will essay the role of Chulbul Pandey in the Tamil film, Pavan Shankar will star in the Telugu remake.Similarly, director Dharani will helm the yet untitled Tamil film while Harish Shankar will direct the Telugu remake.
On the production side, the Tamil remake will be produced by Balaji Studios’ Mohan Apparao and T Ramesh while Pavan Shankar’s banner Creative Works will produce the Telugu version titled Gabbar Singh. Both Kalyan and Shankar are now engaged in the work of selecting the crew for the film.
As far as the heroines are concerned, Sarah-Jane Dias who made her Hindi film debut in Game recently is likely to play the female lead in the Telugu version, while the leading lady for the Tamil version is in a limbo what with Sonam Kapoor backing out of the project.
Buzz was that Kapoor was seriously considering the role but her star-father Anil Kapoor advised her not to look to the South or Hollywood but concentrate on Bollywood at the moment. Hence she had to turn down the offer.
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.
