Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

Irrfan and Vidya Balan have not worked in a film together till date but writer-director Sarthak Dasgupta had brought them together for a TV show/episodic which never saw the light…

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Maniesh Paul posts a quirky video on his hairstyle

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One thing extremely dear to Maniesh Paul, is his sexy mop of hair. Yes, the versatile actor, who is known for his quick wit, is obsessed about his locks and…

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Kiara Advani joins Akshay Kumar in Kanchana remake Laaxmi Bomb – shoot starts from today

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Kiara Advani made her debut as one of the leads in director Kabir Sadanand’s ‘Fugly’ in 2014. The film was co-produced by Akshay Kumar, who along with Salman Khan, made…

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Ali Ali: Akshay Kumar does a special song for his ‘Boss’ director Tony D’Souza’s production Blank

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Akshay Kumar has done a special appearance or a cameo in several films in the past. In the recent past, he was seen as Sooryavanshi in Rohit Shetty’s ‘Simmba’. That…

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Bharat trailer: Ali Abbas Zafar channelises Salman Khan’s star-power in the right direction to tell an important story again

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In the last two years, there have been two Salman Khan films that performed poorly at the box-office. While Kabir Khan’s ‘Tubelight’ could not reignite the magic that the director…

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“I want to be creatively involved with all the films that I produce” – Alia Bhatt on her company Eternal Sunshine Productions

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Back in the day, actors would mostly turn producers when they realise the best phase in their acting career is behind them. Times have changed. A lot of actors are…

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Alia, Kriti, Taapsee and Kangana – actresses who ruled the roost in the first quarter of 2019

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The first quarter of 2019 is about to come to an end and a few actors and actresses have already left an indelible impression with the work they have done.…

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Kriti Sanon delivers a superhit in Luka Chuppi – next three films should aim to enter the 100 crore club

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Very few actors get to taste success with their very first film. Tiger Shroff and Kriti Sanon made their Hindi film debut with ‘Heropanti’ which turned out to be a…

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“There is a lot of scope for fan theories in the show” – Team The Insiders

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‘The Insiders’ is the newest show on the web horizon. Backed by two giants like TVF and MX Player, the show started streaming on 12th April and has got a…

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“Every film deserves to be released in theatres and not on a streaming platform” – Gulshan Devaiah

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I watched director Vasan Bala’s ‘Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota’ at a multiplex in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The occupancy was pretty low at the theatre and I thought not too many…

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“My struggle started after the failure of my first film” – Navdeep Chhabra

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He made his debut in a film which also featured Ram Kapoor and Sunny Leone. The film, unfortunately, bombed at the box-office and Navdeep Chhabra flew off to Canada to…

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Robbie Grewal back to directing a film after a decade with Romeo Akbar Walter

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A few setbacks can make you want to take a break, rejuvenate yourself and get back to doing what you had set out to. Director Robbie Grewal made his directorial…

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De De Pyaar De Trailer: Refreshing to see a male superstar playing his age

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Ajay Devgn turned 50 today. 50 also happens to be the screen age of the character he plays in the new Luv Ranjan and T-Series produced film ‘De De Pyaar…

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“Theatre is the best place for an actor to hone his skills” – Jimit Trivedi

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He started his career with a Hindi film but took a break from Bollywood immediately after his first film ‘Bhool Bhulaiya’. In the meantime, Jimit Trivedi went on to act…

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“I am fine with the idea of working in any medium as long as the content is good” – Jitendra Kumar

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He was one of the first digital stars in the country and now, Jitendra Kumar is all set to mark his arrival in the movies with ‘Gone Kesh’. In this…

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Notebook Music Review

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One always has good expectations from the music of a romantic film which launches new faces. The trailer of ‘Notebook’, the new film co-produced by Salman Khan that launches Zaheer…

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Vidyut Jammwal gears up for multiple releases in 2019 starting with Junglee

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In the year 2011, Vidyut Jammwal made his acting debut with a film called ‘Shakti’. The same year, he made his entry in Hindi cinema with ‘Force’ and then, was…

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“I had no reservations about going bald on screen” – Shweta Tripathi

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Ten years back, she started her career with a much-loved show on Disney India and today, Shweta Tripathi is a very prominent face in both films and web. In this…

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“People have a certain typecast or notion about actors who come from a foreign country and that is not fair” – Anisa Butt

Anish Mohanty

She started her acting career eight years back with a show produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s company. Though her journey has been filled with a lot of struggle, something which…

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“I love directing plays but I cannot imagine myself directing a film” – Sharman Joshi

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Sharman Joshi plays the fictional character of a journalist in ‘The Least Of These: The Graham Staines Story’, the new film which is based on a real-life incident that created…