Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

Composer Nikhil Kamath’s journey with T-Series started in the early ‘90s when he, along with partner Vinay Tiwari, composed the music of director Chandra Barot’s romantic musical drama ‘Pyar Bhara…

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“The Jengaburu Curse is a story of our times” – Nila Madhab Panda

Anish Mohanty

The Jengaburu Curse, which recently started streaming on Sony LIV, marks the debut of National Award winning filmmaker Nila Madhab Panda in the streaming space. The seven-episode series, which talks…

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“I knew that we were going to create history with Lomad” – Auroshikha Dey

Anish Mohanty

While her passion for acting made her take the decision to make a career out of it, the training Auroshikha Dey underwent at the Film and Television Institute of India…

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OMG 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Oh My God – OMG!!’, released in 2012, had Himesh Reshammiya as the main composer. A song each, however, was composed by Sachin – Jigar (“Hari Bol”) and Meet Bros…

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Gadar 2 Music Review

Anish Mohanty

For ‘Gadar’, music director Uttam Singh put together a very earthy soundtrack that did complete justice to the film. Anand Bakshi, whom the composer had collaborated on multiple films prior…

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The Jengaburu Curse review: India’s first cli-fi series keeps you consistently engaged

Anish Mohanty

Nila Madhab Panda is known to make films that talk about climate change and issues that affect the environment we live in. Though the filmmaker has made films on other…

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“We want to establish ourselves as film composers”: Bryden – Parth

Anish Mohanty

More than a decade ago, Bryden Lewis and Parth Chandiramani, despite their contrasting musical backgrounds, decided to create music together. As Bryden – Parth, they put together an elaborate band…

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“My song in OMG 2 is very different from anything I have done so far” – Pranaay

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than 15 years, Pranaay has worked in cinema, advertising and the digital space. Apart from composing memorable songs for films and popular jingles for television…

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“The audience should not feel that you have made a film twice” – Zeishan Quadri

Anish Mohanty

Zeishan Quadri wears multiple hats and wears all of them pretty well. The actor, who is also a writer, director and producer, rose to prominence with Anurag Kashyap’s cult gangster…

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“Yaara Ve is dedicated to our listeners from Punjab” – Swaraag

Anish Mohanty

As a band, Swaraag is known for creating songs that are a fusion of different genres or musical sounds. ‘Yaara Ve’, a new single released by the band a couple…

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“We had great fun working on Bhagwan Bharose” – Indian Ocean

Anish Mohanty

Indian Ocean recently released its eight album in the form of ‘Tu Hai’. While the seven albums the band had released in the past had met with great success, the…

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“I am looking forward to do a lot of work in films now” – Ram Sampath

Anish Mohanty

For more than two decades now, Ram Sampath has been providing quality music in different spheres like films and advertising. While Ram embarked upon his journey as a composer in…

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“Music labels should offer artists the space to create original music” – Anwesshaa

Anish Mohanty

When a very young artist commands a lot of respect and admiration based on the work done by them, you know they are somebody who are devoted to their craft.…

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“My primary goal is to continue growing as a musician” – Arjuna Harjai

Anish Mohanty

As a composer Arjuna Harjai has had a wonderful run in the advertising industry so far. His inventive songs in films like ‘Lucknow Central’ and ‘Judgementall Hai Kya’, too, earned…

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“I will always count Tarla as one of the most special films of my career” – Sharib Hashmi

Anish Mohanty

Sharib Hashmi is the kind of actor who stands out even in a cameo appearance. In his eventful career as an actor so far, Sharib has played several memorable roles.…

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“My father’s biggest virtue was forgiveness” – Rakesh Anand Bakshi on his memories of Anand Bakshi

Anish Mohanty

Anand Bakshi would have turned 93 today. Maybe, it is not correct to speak of the lyricist in the past tense as he continues to live through his songs. Anand…

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“Tu Hai is a conversation about God” – Indian Ocean

Anish Mohanty

Formed in the 1980s and formally named in the year 1990, Indian Ocean has gone through several changes in its core team. Despite this, when you hear an Indian Ocean…

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“Tarla has been my most special project as a composer so far” – Nilotpal Bora

Anish Mohanty

In a very short span of time, Nilotpal Bora has made a name for himself by composing songs and/or background score for several notable shows and films released on streaming…

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“Nature inspires me to create soulful music” – Nilesh Ahuja

Anish Mohanty

In the last few years, Nilesh Ahuja has delivered some of the biggest hits in the non-film music space. The composer, who rose to prominence with his super-hit single ‘Thoda…

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“Sanjay Leela Bhansali ji gets the best out of me as a lyricist” – A. M. Turaz

Anish Mohanty

A. M. Turaz is one of the very few lyricist today who contribute towards keeping the legacy of rich poetry being used in Hindi film music alive. The lyricist, who…