Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

In his 40th year as a music director, Anu Malik remains one of the most prolific composers around – has Sandeep Aur Pinky Faraar, Mumbai Saga and Hungama 2 up for release

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Anu Malik made his debut as a music composer with the film ‘Hunterwali 77’ in the year 1980. When you keep that into account, you realise 2020 is actually his…

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A song which talks about emotional and spiritual freedom – music band Bombay Bandook and team talk about Azad

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Formed in 2014, Mumbai based music band Bombay Bandook’s music is characterised by a soundscape which amalgamates raga based melodies with a rock-heavy orchestral setup. While they started out as…

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Movie Review Angrezi Medium

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We live in times when a lot of people look down upon people who speak in a local language or their mother tongue. Speaking in English and speaking it well…

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Movie Review Guilty

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The phrase ‘Me Too’, as a popular website points out, was used on the social networking site Myspace in the year 2006 by activist Tarana Burke who was a victim…

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Movie Review Operation Parindey

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Most films which release on digital streaming platforms have the same format and similar runtime which films releasing in theatres adhere to. Thus, it is interesting to see that ‘Operation…

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Baaghi 3 Review: The best film in the franchise so far!

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Tiger Shroff has, undoubtedly, contributed significantly towards improving the quality of action in films. Earlier, the tougher action sequences in the film would be (and continue to be) executed by…

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Sir Trailer: Rohena Gera’s debut directorial feature deals with class divide and more

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After making rounds of several prestigious film festivals across the globe, Rohena Gera’s debut directorial feature ‘Sir’ is finally about to get a theatrical release in India. ‘Sir’ is an…

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“The greatest gift I have got from my childhood is my sense of imagination” – Gulshan Devaiah

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Gulshan Devaiah is one of the most versatile actors of our times. Having interacted with him on several occasions, I can also vouch for the fact that he is an…

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“My versatility is my biggest strength” – Bharat Goel

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After being one of the most sought after music producers in the business for years, Bharat Goel has now taken his first steps as a music composer. In the recent…

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“I hope Guns Of Banaras makes people take me seriously as an actress” – Nathalia Kaur

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Born as Nathalia Pinheiro Felipe Martins in Brazil, Nathalia Kaur visited India for the first time in 2012 to shoot for the Kingfisher Swimsuit Calendar. She appeared in a couple…

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“I have no intention of taking a break from films again” – Karann Nathh

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It has been several years but the music of ‘Yeh Dil Aashiqana’ continues to be very popular. It is, arguably, one of the best scores by Nadeem – Shravan. The…

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“I hope Bollywood welcomes me with open arms” – Ganesh Venkatram

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Ganesh Venkatram is a popular face down South, especially in the Tamil film industry. Now, he is about to make his debut in the Hindi film industry with ‘Guns Of…

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Timeless Verses by Manoj Muntashir

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His chartbuster song ‘Galliyan’ (‘Ek Villain’), which came out in 2014, made him a household name but very few would know that Manoj Muntashir arrived in Mumbai from a small…

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Music Review Guns Of Banaras

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‘Guns of Banaras’, the official remake of the 2007 Tamil film ‘Polladhavan’, is set in Banaras/Varanasi and thus, one expects the music of the film carry the rooted, ingenious touch…

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“If my work contributes to even a small change in the society or compels people to think, I will be happy” – Malayalam filmmaker Bijukumar Damodaran on his new film Veyilmarangal

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With three National Film Awards to his credit, Bijukumar Damodaran or Dr. Biju, as he is commonly known in the Malayalam film circle, is one of the most acclaimed filmmakers…

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Music Review Love Aaj Kal

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From ‘Jab We Met’ (2007) to ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ (2017), director Imtiaz Ali, composer Pritam and lyricist Irshad Kamil have collaborated on three films together. Actually, four if you…

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After Housefull 4 composer Sohail Sen and lyricist Sameer Anjaan team up for Karann Nathh starrer Guns Of Banaras

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‘Housefull 4’ was one of the biggest hits of last year. The film also had a very popular soundtrack. Out of the five songs in the album, three were composed…

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When Sapru and grandson Karann Nathh played ‘Romeo’ in two films released 44 years apart!

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Actor Karann Nathh / Karan Nath, who made his debut as a child artiste in Shekhar Kapur’s ‘Mr. India’ (1987) and later appeared in films like ‘Yeh Dil Aashiqana’ (2002)…

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Dus Bahane 2.0: Vishal and Shekhar recreate their own hit track and we get another ‘bahana’ to groove to the infectious tune

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‘Dus’ (2005) was one of the highest-selling film albums of the year and ‘Dus Bahane’ was the most popular song from the film. The song has now been recreated and…

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Shikara Review: Vidhu Vinod Chopra puts together an evocative romantic tale against the backdrop of the troubled times in Kashmir

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The exodus of Kashmiri Hindus from their motherland in the early 90s is one of the most shameful incidents to have happened in the history of independent India. According to…