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Hindi remake of Kaksparsh will have Amitabh Bachchan in lead
MUMBAI: Just last month it was announced that Amitabh Bachchan would play the role of an aging Shakespearean actor in the on-screen adaptation of Natsamrat, MaheshManjrekar’s literary masterpiece in Marathi.
And now comes the news that Manjrekar is all set to roll his remake of his latest Marathi project Kaksparsh, soon with Bachchan playing the part that Sachin Khedekar had essayed of the fiercely protective patriarch.
The film is about a young widow’s fight for her individual space in which she is helped by her dead husband’s elder brother.
The remake of the film will be shot in the same village in Konkan where the original was shot.
Said Manjrekar, “The film has to be shot in the Konkan village. I want to preserve the flavour and mood of the story. Amitji is the only actor who can do justice to the role of the patriarch who fights for the young widow’s rights.”
Ketaki Mategaonkar and Priya Bapat play the character of the widow at different stages in the original. “As for finding the right actors to play the part, I am sure we’ll find them. It was difficult to find capable actors even in Kaksparsh but we did it,” added Manjrekar.
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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.
