Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

India’s youngest choreographer and dance director Saurabh Prajapati’s Kandhe Ka Wo Til crosses 16m views on YouTube in a week

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Presented by T-Series and choreographed by Saurabh Prajapati, the artistic contemporary dance to the romantic track ‘Kandhe Ka Woh Til’ crossed over 16m views on YouTube within a week of…

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ALTBalaji and ZEE5 Club rope in Veteran actor Satyajit Sharma for their upcoming web series Bicchoo Ka Khel

Posted on September 18, 2020September 18, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Impressing the television viewers with his power-packed roles, renowned actor Satyajit Sharma is all set to venture into the digital space with ALTBalaji and ZEE5 Club’s upcoming web-series ‘Bicchoo Ka…

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“I hope to keep creating music which inspires people” – Rahul Jain

Posted on September 14, 2020September 14, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Rahul Jain is one of the youngest and most popular singers around today. Apart from giving his voice to some very popular songs in the independent music space apart from…

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“Each of us must work towards creating a better world” – Nikhil Taneja

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

I always try to do things which I believe in. Each of us has a moral responsibility towards this world. Each of us must work towards creating a better world. I feel it is important for me as an individual to speak up.

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“I have always been interested in telling stories which convey something new and fresh” – Abhijit Das

Posted on September 11, 2020September 11, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

When you go through director Abhijit Das’ profile, you realize he is as versatile as a filmmaker could be. From ad films to documentaries to TV shows to web series…

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“I feel extremely proud about belonging to a state like Odisha” – Prakruti Mishra

Posted on September 9, 2020September 9, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Prakruti Mishra is one of those artistes from the state of Odisha who made a mark for themselves not just in the state but on a national platform. After working…

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“Some of my successes and most of my many failures have equally contributed towards making me the person I am today” – Rakesh Anand Bakshi

Posted on September 5, 2020September 5, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Five years back, I read a book titled ‘Directors’ Diaries: The Road to Their First Film’. Apart from introducing me to the various facets of the filmmakers whose interviews it…

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“I hope I keep getting opportunities to grow as an artiste” – Sahil Chaturvedi

Posted on August 29, 2020August 29, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Hailing from a small town from the Chittargorh district of Rajasthan, Sahil Chaturvedi always harboured a passion for music. He started performing on stage when he was very young and…

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Rewind: The immersive soundtrack Mithoon put together for Lamhaa has aged very well

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Rahul Dholakia has made films on a variety of subjects and one thing that has been a common factor in most of his films is good music. He made his…

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Ramsingh Charlie Movie Review

Posted on August 28, 2020August 28, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

The makers had initially toyed with the idea of making a film inspired from the journey the great Charlie had. But then, they decided to tell a story closer to…

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“I hope to keep doing good work in the future” – Viju Shah

Posted on August 26, 2020August 26, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

While Viju Shah made his debut as a music composer in Hindi films in the early ‘90s, he started playing for his father Kalyanji Virji Shah and uncle Anandji Virji…

The Gone Game Review: A competent ‘lockdown series’ that delivers the thrills

Posted on August 23, 2020August 23, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Eros Now’s ‘A Viral Wedding’ was the first show to have been shot during the lockdown period. It was a sweet, little experimental show that showed that it is possible…

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“It is important to stay curious” – Cyrus Sahukar

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

‘Kadakh’, a film which started streaming on Sony LIV a couple of weeks back, featured Cyrus Sahukar in a prominent role of a motivational speaker. Cyrus was also a part…

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“The song we have composed for Sooryavanshi is very special” – Akashdeep Sengupta

Posted on August 10, 2020August 10, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

A couple of years back, Akashdeep Sengupta arrived in Mumbai to become a singer. But destiny had other plans. Composer Pritam Chakraborty, whom he worked with as an assistant subsequently,…

Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl - Janhvi Kapoor

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Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl Music Review

Posted on August 10, 2020August 12, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

‘Gunjan Saxena The Kargil Girl’, produced by Dharma Productions and Fox Star Studios, arrives on a streaming platform on August 12. The soundtrack has released on August 3. That gives…

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Movie Review Pareeksha

Posted on August 10, 2020August 23, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Right from the time he made his first feature film ‘Hip Hip Hurray’ (1984), Prakash Jha has made a conscious effort to strike a fine balance between art and commerce.…

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Bandish Bandits Review: The Best Hindi Series On A Streaming Platform In A While

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

People who were getting slightly perturbed by the images of human beings(and other kinds of living being) getting slashed, beaten up and different kind of violent activities being conducted in…

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Bandish Bandits Music Review

Posted on August 5, 2020August 5, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

‘Tu sabra ka saamaan, main viral huyee zubaan…tu raag sa mahaan, main beat si jawaan”, Divyanshu Malhotra takes a cue from lyricist Amitabh Bhattacharya’s penchant for using colloquial words and…

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Why Kriti Sanon’s dual act in Raabta deserves more attention

Posted on July 27, 2020July 28, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Usually, an actor’s performance gets noticed when the film he or she features in does well. Unfortunately, most of the times people do not see the different elements of a…

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Music Review Dil Bechara

Posted on July 21, 2020July 21, 2020
byAnish Mohanty

Since ‘Mom’ (2017), A.R. Rahman stayed away from composing for a Hindi film for a very long time. If we do not take 2.0, which was a Tamil film and…