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Bombay HC passes John Doe order for Anurag Kashyap film
MUMBAI: The Bombay High Court has passed its first unconditional John Doe order for Anurag Kashyap’s upcoming film Gangs of Wasseypur.
The order was passed by Justice B.R. Gawai as an ex-parte ad-interim order against all defendants restraining them from distributing copies of the film through any means without a licence from its producer.
With the effect of the order, the film cannot be shown through CD, DVD, Cable TV, DTH, internet, etc without permission.
The co-producers of the film, Viacom 18 Motion Pictures, had moved the HC against cable operators, internet service providers and other unknown defendants seeking preemptory orders restraining them from pirating the film on any platform.
Senior counsel Venkatesh Dhond and Ameet Naik appeared for the film producers.
Similar orders have earlier been passed by the Delhi HC for other films.
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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.
