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Complaint in Punjab against Ram Gopal Varma for remarks about ‘MSG-The Messenger’
NEW DELHI: A first information report (FIR) has been filed in Ludhiana’s Daba Police station against filmmaker Ram Gopal Varma at for allegedly criticising the head of the Dera Sacha Sauda Sant Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh Ji Insaan and his film MSG – The Messenger through Twitter.
The complaint was filed by Jasbir Singh of Lohara village under Section 298 (uttering words to hurt religious sentiments) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Section 66 (sending offensive messages through communication services and devices) of the Information Technology Act.
Varma reportedly already has a complaint lodged against him for his tweet about Lord Ganesha on Ganesh Chaturthi.
Varma tweeted on 13 February allegedly negatively about the movie as well as about Singh making use of certain offensive words.
Meanwhile, Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Rajyavardhan Rathore today told the Rajya Sabha that Section 5B of the Cinematograph Act 1952 and Cinematograph (Certification) Rules, 1983 and the Guidelines for certification of films lay down principles of certification of film which also includes that visuals or words contemptuous of religious groups are not presented.
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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.
