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For almost two decades now, Gulraj Singh has worked in the music industry as a composer, music producer, singer and keyboardist. Gulraj started training in music at a very young…

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“I have learnt to be true to my grain” – Amman Uppal

Anish Mohanty

In the last many years that Amman Uppal has been active as an actor, he has been a part of several reputed theatre productions. While his on-screen work has been…

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“Every song should tell a story” – Prashant Ingole

Anish Mohanty

Sometime in his 20s, Prashant Ingole discovered that he had a flair for writing. Encouraged by friends and acquaintances, Prashant headed to Mumabi to try his luck as a lyricist.…

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“Pankaj Udhas ji has left a void that can never be filled” – Nikhil Kamath

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Pankaj Udhas began his career as a ghazal singer in the late 1970s. After releasing his debut album ‘Aahat’ in 1980, he never looked back and regaled listeners with several…

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“Shesh Theke Shuru is one of the most beautiful songs I have sung recently” – Anwesshaa

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In her long and illustrious career in music, which started when she was a child, Anwesshaa has lent her voice to songs made in various languages. Bangla, of course, is…

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“We will work towards keeping our traditional forms of music alive and present them on a global platform” – Mannan Shaah

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There are some artists who spread their wings and explore unchartered territories with time. Mannan Shaah is one of them. After undergoing years of rigorous musical training, Mannan made his…

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“My book Fat Chance is a sarcastic take on body shaming” – Rachita Chauhan

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There are some people who like to do just one thing in life. Then, there are those who pursue a variety of things in their professional journey. Rachita Chauhan started…

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“Content is the only thing which matters today” – Aashiesh Sharma

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As an actor, Aashiesh Sharma has explored a variety of mediums. He started his journey as an actor with a film, moved to television, did some of the biggest TV…

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“My plan is to record and publish as many albums as I can on Carnatic music” – Kavitha Jayaraman

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Over the last several years, Kavitha Jayaraman has managed to strike a fine balance between her dual careers in finance and music. Trained in Carnatic classical music, Kavitha always had…

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“It was an honour to sing this bhajan” – Anwesshaa on lending her voice to Shri Ram Chandra Kripalu – Shri Ram Stuti

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Shemaroo recently launched Shri Ram Bhakti Utsav, a musical series dedicated to Lord Rama. Shri Ram Bhakti Utsav celebrates the occasion of Pran Pratishtha of Shri Ram’s idol at Ayodhya…

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“Yaariyan will always be very close to my heart” – Shreas Pardiwala

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The Hindi film industry has not churned out a lot of films that revolve around teenagers or the ones that feature protagonists who are in school or college. Divya Khosla…

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“It is a very good time to create and release music independently” – Shruti Pathak

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2023 proved to be quite an eventful year for Shruti Pathak. Apart from releasing a bunch of singles as a singer, she made her debut as a composer with the…

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“My dream to write songs for a Ranbir Kapoor film finally came true with Animal” – Raj Shekhar

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Raj Shekhar is considered to be one of the few lyricists today who is contributing towards keeping the essence of poetry alive in film songs. In the past, the lyricist…

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“Sonu Nigam’s rendition made Rona Aaya all the more special” – Mehboob

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As a lyricist, Mehboob has written some of the most iconic songs to have come out of the Hindi film industry in the last three decades. Some of the most…

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“Creating the background score for Kaala Paani was a 15-month long process” – Rachita Arora

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As a composer, Rachita Arora is known to create music that is inventive, unique and original. The singer-composer, who hails from Delhi, started her journey in cinema with the Rajkummar…

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“I am an explorer by nature” – Smriti Kalra

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As an artist, Smriti Kalra has left an indelible mark in every medium she has been a part of. Smriti started her journey in the space of media and entertainment…

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“StarShade Casting will be casting across all mediums” – Sahaj Pratap Singh Bhadoria

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In 2017, Sahaj Pratap Singh Bhadoria started working with a production house in Mumbai as an associate casting director. Before that, Sahaj had assisted several reputed filmmakers and worked on…

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“I am glad The Archies marked my debut in Hindi cinema” – Jamie Alter

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Despite being the son of a cinema legend like Tom Alter, Jamie Alter decided to pursue a career in sports. In a very short span of time, Jamie emerged as…

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“Working on Sam Bahadur was a blessing” – Shreas Pardiwala

Anish Mohanty

In the last few years, the Hindi film industry has churned out biopics at regular intervals. While many films made in this genre were celebrated, there were some that didn’t…

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“I want to be a part of songs that are remembered even when I am not around” – Shruti Pathak

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When you go through the history of the Hindi film music, you realize there have been very few singers who shot to fame with their very first song. Most singers…