Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

Joi Barua is known for his powerful performances on stage. Despite being busy with live shows and touring with his band, Joi makes time to work on film music. In…

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“I want to create music for films” – Lekhak

Anish Mohanty

‘S.A.D-Seeking Answers Daily’ is the name of the debut EP of Lekhak. There is a reason why the singer-songwriter opted for this particular name. Lekhak comes from a family of…

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“I want to keep representing Amravati through my music” – 100 RBH

Anish Mohanty

Since the last few years, rapper Saurabh Abhyankar aka 100 RBH had been releasing independently. 100RBH’s music gained further attention when he participated in MTV Hustle 3.0 Represent. With his…

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“YouTube helped me tremendously in carving out a career in music” – Pratyush Dhiman

Anish Mohanty

As an independent composer-singer-songwriter, Pratyush Dhiman has been releasing original music for a while. When you visit his YouTube channel, you realize Pratyush has created songs of different genres and…

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“I want to keep representing my tribe through my work” – Shady Mellow

Anish Mohanty

Swagat Yein, known by his stage name Shady Mellow, believes his artistic instincts are a result of the healthy environment he grew up in a small town in Assam. Proud…

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“I want to explore multiple genres as a musician” – ZelliX

Anish Mohanty

Abhishek Kumar aka ZelliX started his career in music by creating mash-ups and remixes of popular songs. Soon, he started creating original music which struck a chord with listeners. Zellix…

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“Working with T-Series was an extremely smooth experience” – Vasu Kainth

Anish Mohanty

As an independent artist, Vasu Kainth has been creating original music for quite a while. With ‘Silsile’, his debut EP, he has taken another step forward in his musical journey.…

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10 years of Kiara Advani: Tracing her cinematic journey

Anish Mohanty

She is Ashok Kumar’s great grand-daughter, Saeed Jaffrey’s grand-niece and Anuradha Patel is her aunt. Despite having some connection with the film industry, Kiara Advani’s love for films and acting…

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Gullak Season 4 review: As heart-warming as the first three seasons

Anish Mohanty

The first season of TVF’s ‘Gullak’ arrived in 2019. It had been three years since the Indian audience had been introduced to the streaming space. ‘Gullak’ turned out to be…

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“Gullak has steeped into the audience’s consciousness” – Jameel Khan

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than two decades, actor Jameel Khan has been seen in several popular films including ‘Chalte Chalte’, ‘Loins of Punjab Presents’, ‘Rock On!!’, ‘Gangs of Wasseypur’,…

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“Directing Vikrant Massey in Blackout was an enriching experience” – Devang Bhavsar

Anish Mohanty

Devang Bhavsar had no connections in the film industry but had a lot of passion for cinema. He stepped into the industry as an assistant director and production assistant around…

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“Comedy is a genre I would love to explore” – Gopal K Singh

Anish Mohanty

As an actor, Gopal K Singh has left an indelible impact with every character he has portrayed on the screen in the last several years. Ram Gopal Varma’s ‘Company’ (2002)…

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Book Review: The Musical Maverick: The Authorized Biography of Shankar Mahadevan

Anish Mohanty

Those who have followed Hindi music (film and non-film) over the years would vouch for the fact that Shankar Mahadevan has been one of the brightest musical talents to have…

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“It is the best time to be a lyricist” – Irshad Kamil

Anish Mohanty

“Jo bhi main kehna chahun, barbaad karein alfaaz mere…” – Irshad Kamil wrote these lines for ‘Jo Bhi Main’, a song which featured in Imtiaz Ali’s ‘Rockstar’. These are the…

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“It was wonderful collaborating with IPRS and Meta India on Millennial Wala Love” – Anwesshaa

Anish Mohanty

Over the last few years, short-form content has become increasingly popular. When you go to social media platforms, especially Instagram and YouTube, you find a large number of reels and…

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“I believe making catchy melodies is my strength” – Akshay Menon

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than a decade, Akshay Menon has worked on several popular songs across different languages as a music producer. At the moment, Akshay is focussed on…

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“It was wonderful collaborating with Richa Sharma ji for the first time” – Sahil Sultanpuri

Anish Mohanty

In the late ‘90s, Sahil Sultanpuri arrived in Mumbai armed with his command over words and love for poetry. Over the years, the lyricist penned several songs for films and…

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“I would love to compose and sing songs in all languages” – Nihira Joshi-Deshpande

Anish Mohanty

As a singer and composer, Nihira Joshi-Deshpande has worked on innumerable songs over the years. Apart from lending her voice to songs from several popular Hindi and Marathi films, Nihira…

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“Working with T-Series has been a great experience” – Samarth Swarup

Anish Mohanty

Samarth Swarup writes, composes, produces and sings his own songs. Samarth, who worked as an independent singer, songwriter and music producer for years, recently signed up with T-Series, one of…

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Gulshan Devaiah on 10 career-defining roles

Anish Mohanty

Sometime in the early 2000s, Gulshan Devaiah shot for an English-language film made in India which also featured Waheeda Rahman, Girish Karnad and Anuj Sawhney in principal roles. The film,…