Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

He started his journey as a spot-boy, became a cinematographer and after directing a couple of Marathi films, is now ready with his first Hindi film as a director. In…

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“I do not have any plans of directing a film in the near future” – Dinesh Vijan

Anish Mohanty

Though he does not intend to get back to direction anytime soon, he has his hands full as a producer. Producer and director Dinesh Vijan talks about his new production…

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Dinesh Vijan to produce Munjha – plans to create a horror comedy universe

Anish Mohanty

After tasting success with ‘Stree’, a horror comedy, producer Dinesh Vijan wants to produce more films in the genre. While Vijan has his hands full with a bunch of films…

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“Being an untrained musician is both an advantage and a disadvantage” – Jasleen Royal

Anish Mohanty

She started her journey with a talent hunt show and is now a popular singer-composer with several hit songs to her credit. In this exclusive interview, Jasleen Royal talks about…

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“We hope to be equally active in Marathi and Hindi cinema” – Rohan-Rohan

Anish Mohanty

Apart from their similar names, what is common between Rohan Pradhan and Rohan Gokhale is their love for music. They are two of the biggest names in the Marathi music…

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After the Ishqiya franchise Abhishek Chaubey and Vishal Bhardwaj collaborate for Sonchiriya

Anish Mohanty

Established directors are known to help their assistants take the plunge into direction. This is what Vishal Bhardwaj did when he decided to produce ‘Ishqiya’, a film that was to…

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‘The Final Call’ Review: A highly engaging first season with a brilliant cliffhanger ending

Anish Mohanty

The digital revolution is here and almost every day, one either hears of a digital show going on the floors or releasing on a streaming platform. While there are some…

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Song Review Sudhar Ja: Sukriti and Praakriti Kakar make their composing debut with a heady, new-age heartbreak song

Anish Mohanty

Sisters Sukriti and Praakriti Kakar have been belting out hit songs quite consistently in the last four-five years since they have been active in the film music scene. While Sukriti…

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Kesari Trailer: Akshay Kumar looks fierce in the cinematic retelling of the battle of Saragarhi

Anish Mohanty

The Battle Of Saragarhi is an important chapter in the history of India and Bollywood, on several occasions, has shown interest in telling this story. A lot of filmmakers planned…

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After Puncchbeat Vikas Gupta gears up to produce Class Of 2019 and Humko Ishq Ne Maara

Anish Mohanty

Though Vikas Gupta was a part of the television industry for a long time, his appearance on ‘Bigg Boss’ made him a household name. Despite not being an actor, today…

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Atif Aslam’s songs from Salman Khan’s production Notebook to be re-recorded by Armaan Malik and Amit Mishra

Anish Mohanty

Following the terror attack in Pulwama, there has been a huge furore on social media with several people demanding a complete ban on Pakistani artistes in India. While it got…

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Actor Rajesh Sharma talks about being a part of Dabangg 3

Anish Mohanty

Though actor Rajesh Sharma made his debut with ‘Parineeta’ in 2005, he got an opportunity to play important parts in films only in the last couple of years. Today, the…

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Song Review Saawariya/Big Golden Voice Season 6: An accessible fusion track which deserves a listen

Anish Mohanty

“…the amazing energy of Odisha and Rajasthan in one song…” reads the description of ‘Saawariya’, the new song/video that features on ‘Big Golden Voice Season 6’, the music based show…

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“I am extremely happy with the response to Abhay but I hope to play a positive character now” – Gopal K Singh

Anish Mohanty

Gopal K Singh started his journey as an actor in 1997 and since then, he has been a part of numerous films, television shows and theatrical plays. The actor was…

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Chambal Ka Daroga – Ashutosh Rana dons the avatar of a fierce cop in SonChiriya

Anish Mohanty

Ashutosh Rana, who was seen in as many as three films (‘Mulk’, ‘Dhadak’ and ‘Simmba’) last year, will return to the big screens this year with director Abhishek Chaubey’s ‘SonChiriya’.…

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“I do not differentiate between different mediums” – Nancy Thakkar

Anish Mohanty

She played the role of the legendary Suraiya in her first film ‘Manto’ and is now back on the silver screen with ‘Facebook Wala Pyar’. In this interview, Nancy Thakkar…

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“Every actor has certain responsibilities towards the society” – Rahul Bagga

Anish Mohanty

Television, theatre, films – he has done it all and yet when you speak to Rahul Bagga, you realise there is a strong desire in him to explore several other…

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“I am interested in doing films now” – Siddharth Sharma

Anish Mohanty

He shot to fame with his appearance on a reality show and though Siddharth Sharma have acted in a few shows before, ‘PuncchBeat’ is the biggest platform he has got…

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“I have tried to showcase the culture and heritage of the state in the film” – Narayan K Sahu

Anish Mohanty

Born and brought up in Jharkhand, Narayan K Sahu came to Mumbai more than fifteen years ago to try his luck in showbiz. After working as a director of photography…

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“I would like to direct a film someday” – Rajesh Sharma

Anish Mohanty

He has been a part of some of the most popular Hindi films made in the recent times and is widely regarded as one of the best actors around. Rajesh…