BOMBAY TIMES (April 26, 2020)

A month of Coronavirus lockdown has changed a lot for Indians. As per recent data, the online search trends during this month reflect this change.

KANIKA KAPOOR BECOMES THE MOST-SEARCHED INDIAN CELEB
Till the beginning of March, Kanika Kapoor was known as the Baby Doll singer. The playback singer was popular, but hardly the talk of the town. That, however, changed last month when she was tested positive for COVID-19, followed by a controversy on her social appearances in the week preceding her diagnosis. In fact, Kanika was so talked about in the last few weeks that she dethroned Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Rajinikanth to be the most-searched celebrity as per a release by Yahoo India.

According to a statement released by the search engine, “Kanika Kapoor wasn’t just the most-searched female celebrity, she was the most-searched celebrity among both male and female celebs, throughout the lockdown.”

RAMAYAN TOPS LOCKDOWN ENTERTAINMENT SEARCH
Last month, when Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar announced the return of Ramayan on small screen, it brought back childhood memories for many. And now, the show has topped the mostsearched entertainment source chart.

As per the search engine, “It was entertainment as usual pre-lockdown, with netizens in India searching for Bigg Boss, Drive, Tanhaji, Housefull 4 and Good Newwz as their top entertainment searches. After the lockdown, Ramayan broke through overnight to become the top entertainment search after it was rerun on Doordarshan.”