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Tamil film ‘Welcome Back Gandhi’ launched
MUMBAI: Tamil filmmaker A Balakrishnan has announced the making of Welcome Back Gandhi (Mudhalvar Mahatma in Tamil) under the banner of Ramana Communications.
The film has Mahatma Gandhi revisit the world after a lapse of 60 years since he disappeared after which he rededicates himself in service of the humanity.
Balakrishnan said, “Every sequence in the film has its roots in the real life incidents of Mahatma Gandhi. The mission of the film is to emphasise the need to implement Gandhian principles to solve many of the problems facing the nation today.”
In addition, the film has been designed to create a curiosity among the Indians and the rest of the world to know more about Gandhi and his ideological approach in getting rid of all the evils engulfing the global community.
Welcome Back Gandhi features S Kanagaraj as Gandhi and Anupam Kher, who besides playing the narrator, essays the role of a chief minister of a model state who recollects his life as Gandhi‘s disciple at the latter‘s ashram.
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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.
