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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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‘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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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 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 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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“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,…

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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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“My foray into acting has been a strange but beautiful accident” – Lahari Shari

Anish Mohanty

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.

Anish Mohanty

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

Anish Mohanty

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

Anish Mohanty

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

Anish Mohanty

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

Anish Mohanty

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…