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Pope assigns Bhavna Talwar film on holy beads
MUMBAI: After the screening of her film Dharm in the Vatican on the Pope’s request last week, the latter has promptly assigned Bhavna Talwar with the job of researching and making a film on the rosary and its links with holy beads across the world.
“It’s a huge honour. Hinduism, Islam, Christianity. Practically, every religion uses the holy beads. The concept of repetition as meditation is universal and cuts across all religion and cultures. I will explore this concept of universality through the holy beads,” said Talwar in a statement.
The film, a mixture of documentary and fiction, will have Talwar travel to remote parts of the world from Istanbul to Jerusalem and also the Vatican.
In her endeavour, Talwar will be accompanied by Italian anthropologist and author Franco La Cecla.
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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.
