Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

He had a disastrous debut but followed it up with a successful film like ‘F.A.L.T.U’. In his nine-year old career, Jackky Bhagnani has received both acclaim and brickbats for his…

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Stree Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Ideally, one would not expect a horror-comedy to have songs but trust Dinesh Vijan, a man whose films are synonymous with quality music, to come up with a good number…

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“Cinema is more progressive than television” – Kritika Kamra

Anish Mohanty

After spending almost a decade in the TV industry and emerging as one of the top actresses on the small screen, Kritika Kamra is finally ready to make her feature…

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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Mudassar Aziz made his directorial debut with ‘Dulha Mil Gaya’, a film which had run into trouble at different points during the production phase. When it released, the much delayed…

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“The digital medium has bridged the gap between television and films” – Nikita Dutta

Anish Mohanty

It has been just three years since she did her first fiction show on television and Nikita Dutta has already become one of the top actresses in the TV industry.…

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After playing an antagonist in an Amitabh Bachchan show Avinash Tiwary turns Majnu

Anish Mohanty

Avinash Tiwary, who will be seen portraying the character of Majnu in director Sajid Ali’s ‘Laila Majnu’, has a couple of films to his credit as an actor. He was…

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Genius Music Review

Anish Mohanty

There are several films, directed by Anil Sharma, which have had some good songs to boast of. Though his last film ‘Singh Saab The Great’ did not really have a…

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Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi Music Review

Anish Mohanty

‘Happy Bhag Jayegi’ had some good music by Sohail Sen and now, that the entire team (including the one that created the music) is back with a sequel to the…

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“I failed to capitalize on the success of my debut film” – Shreyas Porus Pardiwalla

Anish Mohanty

Shreyas Porus Pardiwalla had a promising start with ‘Yaariyan’. The film, backed by T-Series, was a commercial success and its songs are played on television till date. When asked, the…

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“The Reunions explores different aspects of friendship and human relationships” – Cchintan Shaah

Anish Mohanty

He wears three hats, all at the same time. Apart from writing and directing the upcoming Gujarati film ‘The Reunions’, Cchintan Shaah also plays one of the lead parts in…

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Gali Guleiyan In The Shadows Trailer – Serves up the right amount of intrigue in a short span of time

Anish Mohanty

Cutting the trailer of a film which seeks to present itself as a thriller could prove to be an arduous task. You have to get the audience intrigued about the…

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Gold – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

In the recent past, the Hindi film industry has churned out a large number of biopics. If you look closely, many of the biopics made in India have revolved around…

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“I would love to compose music for a film” – DJ Paroma Chatterjee

Anish Mohanty

She makes the world dance to her tunes and has fans all over the globe. Despite being one of the most popular DJs around, DJ Paroma Chatterjee has a certain…

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Satyameva Jayate – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

As a writer, Milap Milan Zaveri’s name has primarily been associated with comedies like ‘Masti’, ‘Kya Super Kool Hain Hum’ and ‘Great Grand Masti’. He has also tapped in other…

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Satyameva Jayate Music Review

Anish Mohanty

There is one good reason why one expects ‘Satyameva Jayate’ to have good music. The film has been jointly produced by Bhushan Kumar and Nikkhil Advani. While Kumar is the…

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Jackky Bhagnani turns music curator for Mitron

Anish Mohanty

When an actor works in a film produced by himself or his family, he takes interest in the production activities of the film apart from performing his duties as an…

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Yo Yo Honey Singh comes up with an anti-liquor song for Mitron

Anish Mohanty

Yo Yo Honey Singh turned into a sensation instantly when he broke into the music scene with his rap-filled songs that had a distinctive desi touch to them. Though his…

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Pataakha Trailer – Vishal Bhardwaj is back in the heartland

Anish Mohanty

Despite his inconsistent record at the box-office, Vishal Bhardwaj is widely regarded as one of the best filmmakers in the country. The director, who started out as a music director,…

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Emraan Hashmi’s Cheat India to give a reality check on education system in an entertaining manner

Anish Mohanty

Ever since ‘Cheat India’ was announced, there has been much curiosity about the film. Also because Emraan Hashmi, who is also debuting as a producer (with T-Series and Ellipsis Entertainment),…

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Mitron Trailer – The Hindi Remake of Pelli Choopulu looks promising

Anish Mohanty

I have not seen ‘Pelli Choopulu’, the Telugu film which ‘Mitron’ derives its basic plot from. Director Nitin Kakkar, who directed the very original and entertaining ‘Filmistaan’, is back with…