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The Attacks of 26/11 leaves Shekhar Kapur haunted
MUMBAI: The image of the burning dome of The Taj, the empty CST station, the bullet marks at Leopold Café and the peaceful candlelight march come flooding back when one talks about the terrible 2008 terror attacks.
These images came flashing back to talented director Shekhar Kapur who recently watched ‘The Attacks of 26/11‘. He used the micro blogging site Twitter to express his feeling after watching the movie.
He tweeted, “Tonight is gonna b a tough night 2 sleep. Just came out of a screening of Ram Gopal Varma‘s film on 26/11 @RGVzoomin.” He further went on to add, “Every1 will have a deeply personal reaction 2 Ram Gopal Varma‘s film on 26/11, but it left me haunted by d ghosts of those fateful days.”
Recently even superstar Amitabh Bachchan who saw the first draft of the movie praised it. Ram Gopal Varma has done tremendous research on the subject as well as the characters and this can be seen in the reaction of everyone who has seen the movie. The promos and music of the film have been received well by the audiences. The movie is slated to release on 1 March.
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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.
