“In Jalsa, all my scenes are with Vidya Balan” – Iqbal Khan
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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“Composing music will always be my first love” – Enbee
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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“Apart from being a composer, I would like to continue exploring myself as a singer and a lyricist” – Manan Bhardwaj
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 departure from the kind of music each of us is known for making” – Rashmeet Kaur and DJ Gurbax on their single Oceana
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 a new big beginning for me for me as an actor” – Satyajeet Dubey
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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“It is very important for a musician to be versatile” – Shweta Subram
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,…
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“I am happy to start my journey as an anchor with Be You” – Mamta Handa
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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“My foray into acting has been a strange but beautiful accident” – Lahari Shari
Lahari Shari was working as a journalist for a leading news channel when a ‘happy accident’ landed her a small but important part in the much successful Telugu film ‘Arjun…
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“Des Tere Naam has been made with a lot of love” – Sunny M.R.
For the last several years, Sunny M.R. has been known as one of the top music producers in Bollywood. Apart from programming songs for several Hindi films like ‘Bodyguard’, ‘Mausam’,…
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“I am equally passionate about being an actor and a dialogue coach” – Vikas Kumar
I woke up to the acting talent of Vikas Kumar when I watched him play the lead in the TV show ‘Khotey Sikkey’, produced by YRF TV (Yash Raj Films’…
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“OTT has changed the game completely” – Monica Dogra
Sometime in 2008, I stumbled upon this album called ‘Light Tribe’. The album was put together by Shaa’ir and Func, an electronic music duo comprising of Monica Dogra and Randolph…
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“I have always been fascinated by grey characters” – Rithvik Dhanjani
Rithvik Dhanjani longed to play a dark and edgy character for years but such roles were barely getting written for leading men on television, the medium which he largely worked…
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“I try my best not to get typecast as an actor” – Jitendra Joshi
It was the 2001 hit Marathi TV show ‘Ghadlay Bighadlay’ that proved to be a turning point for Jitendra Joshi. After working for 16 years in several popular Marathi TV…
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“I will definitely direct a few more films” – Samir Soni
In a career spanning more than 25 years, Samir Soni has featured in several memorable films and TV shows. He made his foray into the digital space with ‘Bewafaa Sii…
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“Whenever two artists collaborate, they bring their individual style to the song” – Asees Kaur
Singer Asees Kaur has been equally active in films and the non-film music space. Recently, she collaborated with vocalist Renuka Panwar on the Hindi version of the very popular song…
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“The success of 52 Gaj Ka Daman changed my life” – Renuka Panwar
On October 2, 2020, a Haryanvi song called ’52 Gaj Ka Daman’ dropped on YouTube and in very little time, it managed to touch the one-billion mark. The success of…
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“It is always fun to create a new instrument or a fresh sound” – Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor
It has been more than a decade since composers Naren Chandavarkar and Benedict Taylor have been scoring music for Hindi films. They live in two different countries and yet, work…
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“Becoming an actor was my only ambition in life” – Jitin Gulati
Jitin Gulati on playing the titular role in ‘Chhatrasal’, making the switch from banking to acting, sharing the screen with Sushant Singh Rajput in ‘MS Dhoni The Untold Story’, passion…
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“I hope to direct a lot of films now” – Amitabh S Verma
If one had to describe Amitabh S Verma in one word, it would be multi-faceted. Most people who follow Hindi cinema know him as a lyricist but the man has…
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“I hope to release my guitar album soon” – Gourov Dasgupta
2021 has been a very good year for Gourov Dasgupta. While his two songs from ‘The Big Bull’ were received very well by the audience, his latest song ‘Hanjugam’ from…
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