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Shah Rukh Khan & Alia Bhatt to star in Gauri Shinde’s next
MUMBAI: The English Vinglish director Gauri Shinde is gearing up for her next film, which will star Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt.
The film will be produced jointly by Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment, Karan Johar’s Dharma Productions along with Hope Productions.
Johar took to the micro blogging site Twitter to make the announcement.
Shinde also tweeted saying, “Yes I am making my next film:)script done…well almost…going on the floors soon.looking forward to be back in action.”
Bhatt’s tweet read, “Will no longer have any problem with my English Vinglish.. can’t wait to be directed by Gauri Shinde with the man himself Shahrukh Khan!!!”
This will be the first time that Khan and Bhatt will share screen space together in a movie.
Shinde’s debut movie English Vinglish, which was also the comeback vehicle for actress Sri Devi, received acclaim galore. For the uninitiated, Shinde is also the wife of adman R Balki.
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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.
