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Art director Ashish Lakhia passes away
MUMBAI: Art director Ashish Lakhia, aged 49, passed away in Ahmedabad on Sunday morning of multiple organ failure.
Said a grieving actor – director Amole Gupte, “A lot more than just art director, Ashish was a painting prodigy as a child and, in fact, had inspired me to become a painter. His passing away is an irreparable loss for me.”
Remembered for his art direction in Ketan Mehta‘s Holi, Mirch Masala and Maya Memsaab among others, where he worked in tandem with his mother Meera, Lakhia was brother of actor Aditya Lakhia aka ‘Kachra‘ of Lagaan and also a cousin of director Apoorva Lakhia.
Besides being into art direction, Lakhia has also made many documentary films. Said Apoorva, “It‘s a pity that he was taken as only an art-house artiste. I only wish our industry had got him into the mainstream mould.”
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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.
