Anish Mohanty, Author at Planet Bollywood

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…

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Amit Sadh aims for the gold as Raghubir Pratap Singh

Anish Mohanty

After making his acting debut with a very popular youth-based show on television, Amit Sadh went on to star several popular TV shows of the day, including the first season…

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Kartik Aaryan is the happiest actor in town. Here is why.

Anish Mohanty

He’s made it to the 100 crore club, he’s dancing with the biggest superstars on stage, he’s being offered the biggest films in Bollywood and he’s living his dream… but…

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“I am hopeful that The Reunions will raise the bar for Gujarati cinema” – Tusharika Rajguru

Anish Mohanty

Her debut film as a child artiste was in Gujarati and now she is making her film debut as an adult actor in a Gujarati film. Between these two films,…

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Batti Gul Meter Chalu Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

Director Shree Narayan Singh’s last film ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ was based on the issue of lack of sanitation facilities in India. Through the film Singh, with the help of…

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Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

In the west, a sequel to a film is made only when a particular film does well and the makers feel that the audience would respond well if they make…

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Laila Majnu Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

I personally do not like to watch teasers of Hindi films. Most of them turn out to be bland and pointless marketing exercises. More often than not, the marketing team…

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Fanney Khan – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Three of the principal characters in ‘Fanney Khan’– a man who could not fulfil his dream of becoming a singer, a young girl who aspired to carve a career in…

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Mulk – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Many of the films directed by Anubhav Sinha such as Tum Bin, ‘Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai’, ‘Dus’ have boasted of good music. Even his last film ‘Tum…

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Dhadak – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Five years back, I stepped into a theatre in Hyderabad to watch a Marathi film called ‘Sairat’. I had heard about the immense love the film was getting from the…

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Nawabzaade – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One expects a good dose of songs in a film featuring dancers. However ‘Nawabzaade’, a film which stars a bunch of actors who started out as dancers in reality shows,…

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Soorma – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

I have never been a fan of any sport. Never seen a match (of any sport) in my life. But, I have a long list of sports based films I…

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Karwaan – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

There is a certain sound one associates with road movies. It is the kind of sound you wish to listen to while you are driving along a long highway…

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For Here Or To Go – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Every year, a large number of working professionals from India migrate to the US and other western countries with the belief that their talent would be valued more there.…

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Race 3 – Movie review

Anish Mohanty

When ‘Race’ released in 2008, I was blew away by the kind of twists it delivered at short intervals. The film kept me at the edge of my seat…

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Lust Stories – Movie review

Anish Mohanty

Dibakar Banerjee, Zoya Akhtar, Anurag Kashyap and Karan Johar came together to make a short film each, the sum of which formed a larger film called ‘Bombay Talkies’. The…

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Bhavesh Joshi Superhero – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Superhero films are a rarity in India. Despite the success of films like ‘Mr. India’, the ‘Krrish’ franchise and several superhero films from Hollywood which release in India, it…

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Veere Di Wedding – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

The Hindi film industry has made a bunch of films that have celebrated male friendship but it has seldom touched upon the dynamics of the relationship between female friends.…