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Aparna Sen’s Iti Mrinalini releasing on 29 July
MUMBAI:Aparna Sen‘s Iti Mrinalini is all set to release on 29 July.
The film examines the randomness of life and explores different forms of love – one that happens in early youth, one that‘s more domestic, one that falls somewhere between friendship and love, and one resulting out of loneliness and seclusion.
The film revolves around the life of an actress who looks back at her life. Mrinalini, an ageing actress, writes a suicide note. As a performer, the first lesson she had learnt was timing – the perfect moment for making an entrance or an exit on stage. On the stage of life, her entrance had been beyond her control but she wants to choose the moment of her exit.
However, before taking the pills that will put her to sleep forever, she decides to destroy all her memorabilia : letters, photographs, newspaper cuttings, knick-knacks from the past – lest they fall into the hands of the press. As she looks through the old box that contains relics from her past, memories flood the night and incidents that she had forgotten or had relinquished to the furthest corners of her mind now return to haunt her. An entire life is revealed through these memories.
While Aparna Sen plays the older Mrinalini, her daughter Konkona Sen Sharma portrays the younger version. The film also has Priyanshu Chatterjee, Rajat Kapoor and Koushik Sen.
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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.
