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Ghai faces fresh trouble over land in Andhra Pradesh
MUMBAI: Subhash Ghai has been landing from one troubled spot to the other. After the apex court ordered him to return the 20-acre land on which his institute Whistling Woods International is based to the state government, Ghai has faced another embarrassment with the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) rapping the Andhra Pradesh Government over allotment of 20.10 acres of prime land to the institute in alleged violation of rules.
In its latest report on land allotments in the state during the YS Rajsekhara Reddy government‘s tenure, the CAG has pointed out that the allotment of the institute land was in violation of the AP Ancient and Historical Monuments and Archaelogolical Sites and Remains Rules 1960.
Based on a writ petition filed by a private person, the state High Court had in January 2010 suspended the state government’s order granting 20.10 acres of land to Ghai.
Incidentally, the land allotted to the institute at Ibrahimbagh village under Golconda mandal in Hyderabad was next to Premamati mosque, a protected monument.
Hindi
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.
