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Four filmmakers making 80-minute docu on Bollywood
MUMBAI: Karan Johar, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Dibakar Banerjee have got together to make an 80-minute documentary on Bollywood to mark 100 years of Indian cinema.
The makers will make their own films separately under the banner of Flying Turtle Films that will then be clubbed together, it is understood.
Confirming her involvement, Akhtar said that she was involved in the project, “Yes, I am making a film on 100 years of Indian cinema. It‘s not a documentary film but a fiction. Since it‘s not from my production house, I cannot talk more about it.”
Akhtar’s film will narrate the story of a young boy and his obsession with the song Sheila Ki Jawaani.
Kashyap‘s already launched film is still untitled. Priyanka Chopra has confirmed she would be playing a key role in the film. Karan Johar and Dibakar Banerjee are yet to start work on their respective films.
2012 marks the 100th year of Indian cinema. The first Indian feature film, Raja Harishchandra, was made by Dadasaheb Phalke and released a 100 years ago on April 1913.
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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.
