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Sajid Nadiadwala teams up with Karan Johar for 2 States
MUMBAI: After a lot of speculation, Karan Johar has teamed up with Sajid Nadiadwala in Chetan Bhagat’s adaptation of ‘2 States’.
The producers have zeroed in on Arjun Kapoor to play the lead role in the film which will be directed by debutant Abhishek Verman, son of veteran art director R Verman.
It may be recollected that Nadiadwala had bought the rights of the Chetan Bhagat book and had initially planned to make the film with SRK that was to be directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
However, plans fizzled out after which Ranbir Kapoor stepped in and it was only then that it was decided to have a co-production with Karan Johar’s company Dharma Productions. Later, Imran Khan stepped in; however, he too opted out due to date problems.
It is being said that Kapoor will play a typical Delhi boy who falls in love with a south Indian girl.
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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.
