Hindi
UTV to remake Delhi Belly in Tamil
MUMBAI: After a lot of dilly dally, UTV Motion Pictures has finally decided to remake Delhi Belly in Tamil.
In the yet to be titled Tamil version, Imran Khan‘s role will be played by Arya, while Santhanam will play Kunaal Roy Kapur‘s role and Premji Vir Das‘s role. Hansika and Anjali will play the roles of the air hostess and journalist respectively. Nasser will essay the role originally played by Vijay Raaz. The film will also have several known stars in other pivotal roles.
Remarked UTV Motion Pictures CEO Siddharth Roy Kapur, “Delhi Belly will work superbly well with Tamil audiences and we are thrilled with the exceptionally adapted screenplay that a team of young writers has developed. We have brought on actors who are youthful and popular, along with a very skilled director at the helm, and we are confident that the great content of Delhi Belly will act as a bridge for cinema loving audiences across languages.”
The film, to be directed by R Kannan, is slated for a Pongal release in January 2013.
Hindi
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.
