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Argentinean filmmaker to approach Amitabh Bachchan to play Tagore
MUMBAI: Argentinean filmmaker Pablo Cesar, currently attending the 42nd International Film festival of India (IFFI) in Goa for the screening of his film Shores, hopes that Amitabh Bachchan would agree to play Rabindranath Tagore in a film.
Wanting Bachchan to play the artistic genius in his next film that would be titled Thinking Of Him, Cesar said, “We have got financial backing from an Argentinean and we plan to approach the veteran actor to essay the role.”
A part of the film would touch the association of Tagore with Victoria Ocampo, a well-known Argentinean writer. It is believed that Tagore‘s stint in Argentina revolved mostly around a personal encounter with Ocampo that reflected in his creative work and in the work of Ocampo herself. Apparently, the famous Tagore song, Ogo bideshini… was written keeping her in mind.
The film would be in the Bengali dialect and will be shot in Kolkata, Shantiniketan and Sunderban. Tagore‘s interactions with Victoria Ocampo would be in Spanish, it is understood.
Though the film‘s script is ready, the project would be delayed and won‘t release in time for Tagore‘s 150th birth centenary this year, as the Argentinean had planned.
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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.
