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Harud promo faces Censor hurdle
MUMBAI: Debutante Aamir Bashir‘s film Harud that is being raved around the film festival circuit since 2010, has failed to get a theatrical release in the country yet.
And now with the film barely three weeks away from release, the director has to compromise in terms of releasing the film‘s promos in theatres with the Censor Board of Film Certification (CBFC) objecting to a scene that has the protagonists against a backdrop that reads: Aazadi. Surprisingly, while the Censors have taken objection to the promos, the film has been approved and given a U/A certificate with the controversial scene intact.
Bashir said, “Once they okay the film, how can they do this? I have decided not to run the trailer as a matter of principle. I can‘t make changes to what they have already seen and approved.”
Harud revolves round Rafiq and his family, who are struggling to come to terms with the loss of Rafiq‘s elder brother, one among the many youngsters who have disappeared since the onset of militant insurgency in Kashmir.
With the news going around that the Censor Board wants to now send the film to the revising committee, a peeved Bashir has refused to oblige and decided not to run the promos in theatres. Rather, he will put up the promos online.
Harud is being released by PVR under the Director‘s rare label on 27 July.
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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.
