Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

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

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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…

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First Class: The second song from Kalank brims with Varun Dhawan’s boisterous energy and Kiara Advani’s poise and ‘adaaygi’

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While one gets to hear very little of traditional Indian melodies in Hindi films, making a period film set in India necessitates the use of such kind of music. ‘Kalank’,…

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Movie Review – Mard Ko Dard Nahi Hota

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The Hindi film industry is a tough place to be in. Every day, a bunch odd people flock to Mumbai to try their luck in the movies. “After 14 years…

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Pritam ends his one and a half year long sabbatical with Kalank

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Pritam is one of the most prolific music composers in the Hindi film industry. For more than a decade now, the composer has delivering hits one after the other. However,…

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“I have made a film on love, hope and forgiveness” – Aneesh Daniel

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On 23rd January 1999, Graham Staines, an Australian Christian missionary and his two sons were burnt to death by a Hindu fundamentalist group in the Keonjhar district of Odisha. Two…

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When Alia Bhatt auditioned for Sanjay Leela Bhansali at the age of nine for Balika Vadhu

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While the news of Salman Khan and Alia Bhatt coming together for Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s next film ‘Inshallah’ broke the internet today, not too many people would know that the…

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From Imran Khan – Priyanka Chopra to Ali Fazal – Shraddha Srinath, the 6 year long journey of Tigmanshu Dhulia’s Milan Talkies

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Director Tigmanshu Dhulia’s dream project ‘Milan Talkies’ is all set to hit the theatres this weekend. The film was first announced in 2012 with Imran Khan as the lead actor.…

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“I would love to keep working along with continuing with my studies at FTII” – Amartya Ray

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’22 Yards’ was supposed to be Amartya Ray’s first film as an actor but as luck would have it, the film got stuck for some time and the actor made…

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“22 Yards is based on the events I have seen and the characters I have met as a sports journalist” – Mitali Ghoshal

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She started her career as a sports journalist, made a documentary on an iconic cricketer and has now forayed into the world of feature films with ’22 Yards’. In this…

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“I am juggling between different mediums and enjoying it” – Barun Sobti

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Barun Sobti shot to instant stardom with the show ‘Baat Hamaari Pakki Hai’ and scaled greater heights of popularity with his portrayal of Arnav Singh Raizada, his most popular character…

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Meet Ram Naresh Diwakar – ‘Natthi’ from Sonchiriya who also trained the actors in the Bundelakhandi dialect

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A long journey filled with more struggle and pain than success or glory and yet you feel a sense of happiness and gratitude in Ram Naresh Diwakar’s voice when you…

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“I am very excited as an actor because of the digital revolution” – Auritra Ghosh

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Auritra Ghosh has worked in different mediums like television, web and films and despite being very active as an actor, she continues to find ways to take her passion towards…

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“It is difficult for female actors to make a space for themselves in the industry” – Aahana Kumra

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She is not just a fine actress but also a fearless human being who always takes a stand for everything she believes in. While Aahana Kumra’s performance in ‘Yudh’, the…

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“I have always liked creating content for the youth” – Raghu Ram

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The first thing that comes to your mind when somebody mentions his name is ‘MTV Roadies’ but there are so many things Raghu Ram has done and done so well.…

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Badla Music Review

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Director Sujoy Ghosh’s new offering ‘Badla’, featuring Amitabh Bachchan and Taapsee Pannu in principle roles, is an official adaptation of the Spanish thriller ‘Contratiempo’. Though the film’s premise does not…

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From Nenokkadine to Luka Chuppi – the emergence of Kriti Sanon as a true-blue Hindi film heroine and a formidable actress

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Her first film ‘Nenokkadine’ (Telugu, 2014) exemplified the fact that Kriti Sanon is not just a beautiful face. She was somebody who could emote, dance and register her presence very…

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Aparshakti Khurana gets glowing reviews for his performance in Luka Chuppi

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Aparshakti Khurana is certainly the flavour of the season! While last year the versatile actor had portrayed several memorable roles in award winning films including the blockbuster Stree, and Happy…

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Rekha Rana attends the Vanity Fair of the 2019 Oscars

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Cinema fans around the globe were plunged to their television screens for the 91st Academy Awards where controversy erupted on Twitter as Peter Farrelly’s Green Book won the award for…

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Kartik Aaryan explains the reason behind changing his screen name

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He is the toast of the town. For years, he was known as that actor from ‘Pyaar Ka Punchnama’ but last year, after delivering his first 100-crore hit with ‘Sonu…