Interviews Archives - Page 13 of 25

“Illegal 2 has many talented actors welcoming me and I didn’t mind the attention,”. Tanuj Virwani on being the latest entrant in the Neha Sharma and Piyush Mishra starrer legal drama

Joginder Tuteja

Illegal 2 is currently on air and the web series is finding some good appreciation coming its way, something that was expected after the success of the first season which…

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Bareilly Ki Barfi and Fanney Khan actress Swati Semwal rises with Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar, gains applause for her performance

Joginder Tuteja

With the advent of OTT platforms especially in the last couple of years, quite a few names have found some well deserved prominence. If theatrical releases primarily plastered only the…

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“Extremely happy to be a part of the Special Ops universe” – Aftab Shivdasani

Anish Mohanty

Aftab Shivdasani faced the camera for the first time in the mid ‘80s when he played the role of Jugal, one of the children living in Arun Verma’s (Anil Kapoor)…

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‘Parinda’ lyricist Khursheed Hallauri: ‘I feel grateful about all the opportunities I got’

Anish Mohanty

Parinda completes thirty-two years of its release today. The Vidhu Vinod Chopra directed crime drama is considered to be one of the most iconic films made in the history of…

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“My dream is to direct a film in which I am also the lead actor” – Rohit Roy

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than 25 years, Rohit Roy has played a variety of roles in films and television. He dabbled into the OTT space recently and the Krishna…

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“Niyati Chakra gave me the opportunity to do something I had never attempted before” – Kunwarr Amarjeet Singh

Anish Mohanty

Apart from being a skilled dancer, Kunwarr Amarjeet Singh is known for the characters he has portrayed in popular TV shows like ‘Dil Dosti Etc’ and ‘Naamkaran’. In his recently…

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“In Jalsa, all my scenes are with Vidya Balan” – Iqbal Khan

Anish Mohanty

Iqbal Khan started his career with television and it is that one medium he has not been seen in for a few years now. That doesn’t mean the actor is…

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“Apart from being a composer, I would like to continue exploring myself as a singer and a lyricist” – Manan Bhardwaj

Anish Mohanty

Manan Bhardwaj gained instant recognition with his hit single ‘Teri Aankhon Mein’ which released last year. He followed it up with another popular non-film song titled ‘’. ‘Shiddat’, which recently…

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“It is a new big beginning for me for me as an actor” – Satyajeet Dubey

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Ten years back, Satyajeet Dubey made his acting debut in ‘Always Kabhi Kabhi’, a film produced by Shah Rukh Khan’s Red Chillies Entertainment. The film didn’t do very well but…

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“I am happy to start my journey as an anchor with Be You” – Mamta Handa

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

For years, Mamta Handa saw brother Mukesh Chhabra manouveur his way through the Hindi film industry and emerging as the top casting director in the country. Now, Mamta is all…

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Ghana Kasoota: Raftaar and Rashmeet Kaur on creating a song for the millennials

Anish Mohanty

‘Ghana Kasoota’, a single by Raftaar and Rashmeet Kaur, has garnered more than 29 million views on YouTube just a few days after being released. Two years back, the two…

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“I envision myself as a creative producer handling multiple projects simultaneously” – Prashen Kyawal

Anish Mohanty

When you speak to Prashen Kyawal, two of the first things that strike you about him are his love for storytelling and his passion for cinema. Being a writer in…

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“Akhiyaan Milavanga will always remain one of the most important songs of my career” – Mannan Shaah

Anish Mohanty

‘Akhiyaan Milavanga’, the chartbuster song from the Vidyut Jammwal starrer ‘Commando 3’ completes two years of its release today. These days, the popularity of a song is gauged by the…

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“There were difficulties as we were shooting in Covid times” – producer Shital Bhatia on Special Ops 1.5: The Himmat Story

Anish Mohanty

As the co-founder of Friday Filmworks, producer Shital Bhatia has backed films like ‘A Wednesday!’, ‘Special 26’, ‘Baby’, M.S. Dhoni: The Untold Story’, ‘Rustom’ and ‘Toilet: Ek Prem Katha’ that…

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“I would love to be a part of a Sanjay Leela Bhansali film” – Ananya Sengupta

Anish Mohanty

Ananya Sengupta didn’t have the kind of start she had hoped for in the industry but now, with multiple projects slated to release in the next couple of months, things…

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“I like to take up projects that challenge me as an actor” – Mukesh Tiwari

Anish Mohanty

In a career spanning more than two decades, actor Mukesh Tiwari has played several memorable roles and been a part of popular films like ‘China Gate’, ‘Gangaajal’, ‘Golmaal: Fun Unlimited’,…

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“OTT platforms are enabling us to tell good stories” – Rajshree Ojha

Anish Mohanty

Sony LIV’s ‘Potluck’ has been one of the most well-received web shows this year. The show, featuring Cyrus Sahukar, Shikha Talsania, Ira Dubey and Siddhant Karnick in principal roles, also…

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“Composing music will always be my first love” – Enbee

Anish Mohanty

Nikhil Budhraja, or Enbee as he is more popularly known as, grew up learning Hindustani classical music and along the way, picked up various other forms of music including rap.…

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“It is a departure from the kind of music each of us is known for making” – Rashmeet Kaur and DJ Gurbax on their single Oceana

Anish Mohanty

Singer-songwriter Rashmeet Kaur likes to present folk songs in a new avatar. DJ Gurbax likes to amalgamate western and eastern sounds in his music. When these two musicians, decided to…

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“It is very important for a musician to be versatile” – Shweta Subram

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Shweta Subram grew up listening to all kinds of music and her work bears a testimony to the fact that she is a very versatile singer. In this exclusive interview,…