Spotlight Archives - Planet Bollywood

After releasing a four-track album in the form of ‘Trishna’, singer and composer Nihira-Joshi Deshpande has now released a single titled ‘Toote Chhaate’. The mellifluous song, which revolves around the…

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“Yaara Ve is dedicated to our listeners from Punjab” – Swaraag

Anish Mohanty

As a band, Swaraag is known for creating songs that are a fusion of different genres or musical sounds. ‘Yaara Ve’, a new single released by the band a couple…

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“We had great fun working on Bhagwan Bharose” – Indian Ocean

Anish Mohanty

Indian Ocean recently released its eight album in the form of ‘Tu Hai’. While the seven albums the band had released in the past had met with great success, the…

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“Hathon Ki Lakeeron Mein has been created for those who like to listen to ghazals in their purest form” – Anwesshaa

Anish Mohanty

As a singer, Anwesshaa has dabbled in a variety of genres. Singing a ghazal, however, has always been a special experience for her. One of her popular songs as a…

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“I am happy that 8 A.M. Metro got a theatrical release” – Gulshan Devaiah

Anish Mohanty

Gulshan Devaiah is going through a very exciting phase in his career. Last week, the Amazon Prime Video original series ‘Dahaad’ came out and received a lot of appreciation. Gulshan’s…

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Timeless Verses by Neelesh Misra

Anish Mohanty

Neelesh Misra is a multi-faceted personality. He started his career as a journalist, dabbled in radio and today, spearheads Gaon Connection, which is said to be the biggest ‘rural platform’…

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“Madhoshiyaan has a timeless appeal to it” – Raahul Jatin

Anish Mohanty

‘Madhoshiyaan’, the new single sung by Raahul Jatin is special for several reasons. It has been written and composed by his father, the legendary Jatin Pandit. If you see the…

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Bollywood is finally making movies about female athletes – but are they doing it right?

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

The inspiring sports biopic is a genre of its own – these movies usually begin with an underdog character, who goes through tremendous hardships but all the while maintains a…

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Cult Bollywood Films That Defined The 2000s

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

In India, Bollywood is considered a force of nature. There are movie fans, and then there are Bollywood fanatics – people who live their lives drowning in the dramatic, exciting,…

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“Sunny Leone and Remo D’Souza loved Naach Baby as soon they heard it” – Vipin Patwa

Anish Mohanty

In the last couple of years, composer Vipin Patwa has largely composed music for films. He has worked on several notable films like ‘Daas Dev’, De De Pyaar De’, Bhuj…

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“With Radhe Krishna, I have got back to making devotional songs again” – Nikhil Kamath

Anish Mohanty

In the ‘90s, composer Nikhil Kamath, along with partner Vinay Tiwari, recorded countless devotional albums for T-Series. All the albums composed by them in this genre became very popular. Being…

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KK: Underrated Melodies Rendered By The Singer Which Deserve More Love

Anish Mohanty

Apart from his initials, Krishnakumar Kunnath or KK shared another thing in common with Kishore Kumar. Just like Kishore Kumar, KK never had any formal training in music. His lack…

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“Rajiv Rai and I are working together on a new film” – Composer Viju Shah on 25 years of Gupt

Anish Mohanty

From ‘Tridev’ (1989) till ‘Asambhav’ (2004), Viju Shah composed the music for all the films directed by Rajiv Rai. While their collaboration resulted in several popular albums, the music of…

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“Working with Panorama Music on Dard E Tanhai was a wonderful experience” – Nikhil Kamath

Anish Mohanty

Released just a couple of days ago, ‘Dard E Tanhaai’, the single launched on Panorama Music, has garnered more than 3 million views on YouTube. The song, which boasts of…

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Analyzing the existential drama in Raj Kapoor’s films

Kamal Wadhwa

Raj Kapoor’s films are fraught with existential drama in all its absurdity andmeaninglessness. Yet where conventional existentialists are hopeless pessimists, RajKapoor’s heroes are happy good for nothings with an abiding…

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Vidya Balan and Shefali Shah’s Holi release Jalsa promises to be a hard hitting drama this Friday

Joginder Tuteja

Is this going to be yet another film that will open a can of worms? Well, this could well be the case with this Friday release Jalsa which has powerhouse…

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Ajay Devgn set to bring on trademark intensity with his web debut Rudra: The Edge of Darkness

Joginder Tuteja

Ajay Devgn is clearly on a roll. Before the pandemic struck, it was his Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior that came close to being a 300 Crore Club entrant and fell…

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OTT Release – The Fame Game makes you relate to several inside stories of Bollywood

Joginder Tuteja

A superstar heroine, a her producer husband, a lover from the past, a daughter who wants to be an actress, a fan who is a stalker, an admirer who is…

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Ajay Devgn starrer Rudra, an Applause Entertainment production, set for a record opening on Disney + Hotstar

Joginder Tuteja

With the OTT giant growing bigger by the day in India and across the world, Sameer Nair’s Applause Entertainment with ‘Rudra: The Edge of Darkness’ cuts through the clutter by…

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Bobby Deol turns into an assasin again after Bichhoo with this Friday release Love Hostel

Joginder Tuteja

Back in 2000, at the turn of the millennium, Bobby Deol had emerged as an anti-hero with Bichhoo. The Guddu Dhanoa directed action entertainer was a good success at the…