Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

It is not possible to put Khushaal Pawaar in a box. He started his journey in the entertainment industry as a casting professional. As an actor, he worked in films…

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“Zubeen was one in a trillion” – Supratiek Ghosh

Anish Mohanty

In the year 2000, Supratiek Ghosh laid the foundation of his band Aurko. Last year, the band celebrated 25 years of its existence. In the last few months, one saw…

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“Collaborating with Shaan da on a song is always a memorable experience” – Anwesshaa on Zara Zara Sa

Anish Mohanty

‘Zara Zara Sa’ has turned out to be Anwesshaa’s first release this year. What makes this song very special for the singer-composer-lyricist is the fact that it reunites her with…

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Freedom At Midnight Season 2 Review

Anish Mohanty

Nikkhil Advani had a mammoth task at hand. Adapting Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre’s ‘Freedom At Midnight’, a book chronicling the events leading to India’s freedom and the partition of…

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Ikkis Review

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Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders Review

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Tu Meri Main Tera Main Tera Tu Meri Review

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Series Review Real Kashmir Football Club

Anish Mohanty

Set up in the year 2016, the Real Kashmir Football Club grew from strength to strength with time. A new show on Sony LIV, named after the club, has been…

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Dhurandhar Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

I was introduced to Aditya Dhar for the first time when I bought the cassette of Yash Raj Films’ ‘Kabul Express’ (2006). The John Abraham – Arshad Warsi starrer, which…

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“I am extremely grateful to both my parents for everything and they will always live within me” – Suneel Darshan

Anish Mohanty

When you get into a conversation with Suneel Darshan, one of the things you realize is that he is somebody who is deeply attached to the memories of both his…

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“Kaneez is about two souls finding connection through music” – Randhir Ranjan Roy

Anish Mohanty

Theatre veteran Randhir Ranjan Roy has been directing plays for years. ‘Kaneez’, however, is a special project for him. Based on the romance between Tanno Bai, a celebrated tawaif from…

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Tere Ishk Mein Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One always look forward to the music of films made by Aanand L Rai. While his first two films, ‘Strangers’ (2007) and ‘Thodi Life Thoda Magic’ (2008) had some decent…

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Haq Music Review

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“Working with Sunny Leone on Real Men Unleashed was an incredible experience” – Nikita Rawal

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Nikita Rawal is somebody who does not like to be put in a box. Apart from being an actor, Nikita is a dancer, entrepreneur and a social worker. Born and…

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“The music of The Girlfriend is very close to my heart” – Hesham Abdul Wahab

Anish Mohanty

The Rashmika Mandanna starrer ‘The Girlfriend’, which released in theatres today, has had a long promotional campaign. The music of the film, scored by Hesham Abdul Wahab, has played an…

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Maharani Season 4: Another riveting season driven by strong performances

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Subhash Kapoor worked as a political journalist for years before he veered towards filmmaking and made films like ‘Say Salaam India’, ‘Phas Gaye Re Obama’, ‘Jolly LLB’, ‘Guddu Rangeela’, ‘Jolly…

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“Mohabbatein was a dream film to make a debut with” – Preeti Jhangiani

Anish Mohanty

One first remembers seeing Preeti Jhangiani in ‘Yeh Hai Prem’, a trilogy of music videos produced by Rajshri which featured her alongside actor Abbas. Those music videos became extremely popular…

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“Sunny Sanskari Ki Tulsi Kumari will always have a special place in my heart” – Mallika Chhabra

Anish Mohanty

When Mallika Chhabra was in school, she joined the theatre club to make friends. Little did she know that this will lead her towards discovering her calling in life. Mallika…

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“Abhishek Bachchan sir was a dream to work with in Kaalidhar Laapata” – Madhumita

Anish Mohanty

Madhumita believes a film should be remade in another language only when the filmmaker has something more to say. Looking at the way she adapted her Tamil language film ‘K.D.’…

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“I am looking forward to start my journey as an actor” – Arbaz Patel

Anish Mohanty

In a very short span of time, Arbaz Patel has made a name for himself as a model, reality TV star, social media influencer and content creator. The next step,…