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Dutch filmmaker signs second Bollywood movie
MUMBAI: Dutch filmmaker Laurens C Postma, whose Bollywood directorial debut Coverstory is to release in February, has signed his next Hindi film.
Postma said, “My next Hindi movie is with a big banner.As an official announcement will soon be made, I am not allowed to talk about the film till then.”
Written and directed by Postma, Coverstory was an official remake of a Dutch film Interview.
While Sheena Nayar plays a superstar in the film based on a one night account of an interview with a film star that draws the journalist played by Jackie Shroff into her intriguing world as she spills the beans during the course of the conversation.
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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.
