Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

Since the last few years, singer Khushi Sadry has been striking a very fine balance between her music and acting career. Khushi has also been a part of several live…

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“It was phenomenal” – Reel life Brigadier Behram Panthaki Shreas Pardiwala on meeting the real life hero

Anish Mohanty

Shreas Pardiwala has received a lot of appreciation for portraying Brigadier Behram Panthaki in the Meghna Gulzar directed ‘Sam Bahadur’. In the film, Vicky Kaushal played the titular role of…

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Safed Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One expects soulful music from a film which is based on a sensitive issue. Producer Sandeep Singh’s debut directorial feature ‘Safed’ tells the story of Kaali (Meera Chopra), a widow…

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“Creating the background score for Kaala Paani was a 15-month long process” – Rachita Arora

Anish Mohanty

As a composer, Rachita Arora is known to create music that is inventive, unique and original. The singer-composer, who hails from Delhi, started her journey in cinema with the Rajkummar…

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“I am an explorer by nature” – Smriti Kalra

Anish Mohanty

As an artist, Smriti Kalra has left an indelible mark in every medium she has been a part of. Smriti started her journey in the space of media and entertainment…

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“StarShade Casting will be casting across all mediums” – Sahaj Pratap Singh Bhadoria

Anish Mohanty

In 2017, Sahaj Pratap Singh Bhadoria started working with a production house in Mumbai as an associate casting director. Before that, Sahaj had assisted several reputed filmmakers and worked on…

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“I am glad The Archies marked my debut in Hindi cinema” – Jamie Alter

Anish Mohanty

Despite being the son of a cinema legend like Tom Alter, Jamie Alter decided to pursue a career in sports. In a very short span of time, Jamie emerged as…

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“Working on Sam Bahadur was a blessing” – Shreas Pardiwala

Anish Mohanty

In the last few years, the Hindi film industry has churned out biopics at regular intervals. While many films made in this genre were celebrated, there were some that didn’t…

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12th Fail Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

As a director, Vidhu Vinod Chopra has made films on a variety of subjects. After making his feature film debut with ‘Sazaye Maut’ in 1981, the filmmaker has directed films…

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“I want to be a part of songs that are remembered even when I am not around” – Shruti Pathak

Anish Mohanty

When you go through the history of the Hindi film music, you realize there have been very few singers who shot to fame with their very first song. Most singers…

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“The last couple of months have been extremely rewarding for me” – Gulshan Devaiah

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than a decade, Gulshan Devaiah has played a variety of characters. From the reckless KC in ‘Shaitaan’ to the upright Devilal in ‘Dahaad’, most of…

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“I feel honoured when my songs get recreated” – Nikhil Kamath

Anish Mohanty

Recreating old songs is a commonly followed trend these days. Recently, composer Nikhil Kamath witnessed two of his classic melodies being released in a new avatar. These two songs, ‘Achcha…

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“Hansal Mehta sir generously gave me space to come up with a new sound for Scam 2003” – Ishaan Chhabra

Anish Mohanty

In a very short span of time, composer Ishaan Chhabra has worked on a wide range of Indian and international projects. From working on the HBO documentary ‘Momentum Generation’ (2018)…

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Book Review: Sridevi: The South Years

Anish Mohanty

Whenever somebody makes a list of the greatest actors to have been a part of Indian cinema, they do not miss out on mentioning Sridevi. The actress, who made her…

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Sukhee Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

In the last two decades, Indian women have seen a lot of positive changes happening that have enabled them to pursue their dreams and get equal opportunities as men in…

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Jaane Jaan Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

In his twenty-year long career as a filmmaker, director Sujoy Ghosh has made films across different genres. While ‘Jhankaar Beats’ (2003) was a drama/comedy driven by music, ‘Home Delivery’ (2004)…

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“Vijay Deverakonda and Samantha’s presence have added a lot of value to the songs of Kushi” – Raqueeb Alam

Anish Mohanty

When you see Raqueeb Alam being credited as a lyricist on a song, you expect rich poetry. The lyricist, who started his career as a wordsmith with Deepa Mehta’s ‘Water’…

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Jawan Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Atlee started his journey as a filmmaker with ‘Raja Rani’ (2013), a romantic comedy featuring Arya, Nayanthara and Nazriya Nazim in principal roles. Though the film was a success, he…

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“Being a part of a film is a special feeling” – Ayush Mehra

Anish Mohanty

2023 has proved to be quite an eventful year for Ayush Mehra. While he got to play a leading part in a film for the first time with ‘Kacchey Limbu’,…

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“It was wonderful collaborating with Kunal Ganjawala and Ishwar Singh on Naina Chhalke” – Mehboob

Anish Mohanty

Mehboob acquired legendary status by writing immortal songs for films like ‘Rangeela’, ‘Bombay’, ‘Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam’, ‘Doli Saja Ke Rakhna’, ‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’, ‘Uuf Kya Jaadoo Mohabbat Hai..!’…