Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

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…

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“I am happy to be working in TV, films and theatre simultaneously” – Akhilendra Mishra

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than three decades, Akhilendra Mishra has played a wide variety of roles in films, television and theatre. Some of his popular films that he has…

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“I do not think reality shows help aspiring actors make inroads into the industry” – Pooja Banerjee

Anish Mohanty

She started her journey in showbiz with an adventure reality show and went on to work in some of the most talked about television and web shows made in the…

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“I do not like the idea of being on social media” – Pallavi Joshi

Anish Mohanty

She was one of the biggest stars on television at one point of time. Several of the shows that she did will remain etched in people’s mind for a long…

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“It is very important for every individual to stand up for what he or she believes in” – Vivek Agnihotri

Anish Mohanty

As a filmmaker, Vivek Agnihotri has dabbled in a variety of genres. No two films that he has made have been the same. He is also known as somebody who…

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#10YearsofDevD – 10 lesser known facts about Anurag Kashyap’s interpretation of Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic Bengali novel

Anish Mohanty

Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s classic Bengali novel ‘Devdas’, published as early as 1917, has served as the inspiration for several films made in different languages cross the country. The films which…

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Movie Review – Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga

Anish Mohanty

For the longest time, Hindi cinema portrayed homosexuality very irresponsibly. Gay men were shown flicking their hands while conversing with other people and lusting after men all the time. In…

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“We are happy that The Lift Boy released in theatres first” – Moin Khan

Anish Mohanty

He went to audition for a small part in a film and ended up playing the lead role. Though Moin Khan made his debut a couple of years back in…

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“I am very restless as an artist” – Shah Rukh Khan

Anish Mohanty

He is somebody who does not need an introduction. In fact, no introduction can do justice to the kind of work and to the number of achievements Shah Rukh Khan…