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South Asian filmmakers team up for film on human trafficking
MUMBAI: Leading film producers from South Asian countries have decided to join hands and make a feature film on ‘human trafficking‘, a major issue afflicting their countries.
An agreement for making the film was signed by South Asian Foundation, which organised the festival, Impress Telefilms, a big production house of Bangladesh, Roya Films of Afghanistan and Bhutan‘s Karma Dekhi Productions.
Besides production houses from Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka have also evinced keen interest to fund the movie.
The film is to be directed by Rakesh Mehta whose debut film Khudakhushi had words of praise from critics of several international festivals last year.
Khudakhushi was a story about two Muslim youths who get involved in terrorist activities but by the time they realise the gravity of the crime they are involved in, it is too late for them to come out of it.
The just announced film will go on the floors early next year and not only the cast but also the locales will cover the South Asian countries.
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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.
