Movies
Divya Khosla, S S Rajamouli lead as IMDb’s top Indian celebrities list shifts this week
MUMBAI: Divya Khosla has surged to the top of this week’s IMDb popular Indian celebrities list, powered by the streaming release of Ek Chatur Naar. The filmmaker S S Rajamouli ranks third after revealing the first look of his upcoming film Varanasi. Actor Pradeep Ranganathan takes the fourth spot as talk around Dude gathers pace, while director Aditya Dhar sits at number 11 ahead of his next release Dhurandhar.
Fan-favourite franchises also dominate the chart. Delhi Crime season three remains a strong draw, with Celesti Bairagey in fifth place and Huma Qureshi and Sayani Gupta ranked ninth and fourteenth. The Family Man season three boosts Shreya Dhanwanthary to second place and Ashlesha Thakur to thirteenth. Nishaanchi 2 continues its momentum, placing Vedika Pinto eighth and Aaishvary fifteenth.
The popular Indian celebrities list, available on the IMDb app for Android and iOS, tracks the most-viewed entertainers each week based on the site’s 200 million monthly global visitors. It offers fans a snapshot of who is rising, who is returning and who is generating the loudest buzz across Indian entertainment.
Hollywood
Disney chair confident CEO Josh D’Amaro will ‘rise to the occasion’ in Trump–Kimmel row
Board backs new chief as ABC controversy tests leadership early on
NEW YORK: The Walt Disney Company has placed the responsibility of handling the escalating dispute between Donald Trump and late-night host Jimmy Kimmel squarely on its new chief executive, Josh D’Amaro.
Speaking at a business conference in Oslo, Disney chair James Gorman said it would be up to the CEO and his team to determine the company’s response to the controversy surrounding Jimmy Kimmel Live!. He noted that such challenges are not uncommon for large corporations and require careful handling at the leadership level.
The row intensified after both Donald Trump and Melania Trump publicly called for Kimmel’s dismissal following remarks made on his show. The comments, which referenced the First Lady, sparked backlash in the days leading up to a security incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.
Kimmel addressed the issue on-air, clarifying that his joke was intended as a reference to the couple’s age difference and not an incitement to violence. He also expressed sympathy for those affected by the incident and reiterated his stance against violent rhetoric.
Despite mounting pressure, Gorman refrained from offering specific guidance on the future of the show or the host. Instead, he voiced confidence in D’Amaro’s leadership, describing him as “world class” and capable of navigating the situation effectively.
The episode presents an early and high-profile test for D’Amaro, who stepped into the top role just last month. How Disney balances editorial independence, public sentiment and political pressure will likely shape not just the outcome of this controversy, but also the tone of its leadership in the months ahead.
