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“The thought of revisiting Ishq Manayein Kya? was always there” – Nihira Joshi-Deshpande

  • Anish Mohanty
Sometimes, a musician creates a song or music piece and a few years down the line, they revisit and recreate it in a new way. That is exactly what Nihira…
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“I feel happy about the fact that I have received a Mirchi Music Award for a non-film song” – Anwesshaa

  • Anish Mohanty
Anwesshaa started her career in music when she was a child. After participating in a popular national music reality show, she became even busier with her musical career. With time,…
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10 years of Kiara Advani: Tracing her cinematic journey

  • Anish Mohanty
She is Ashok Kumar’s great grand-daughter, Saeed Jaffrey’s grand-niece and Anuradha Patel is her aunt. Despite having some connection with the film industry, Kiara Advani’s love for films and acting…
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“It was wonderful collaborating with Richa Sharma ji for the first time” – Sahil Sultanpuri

  • Anish Mohanty
In the late ‘90s, Sahil Sultanpuri arrived in Mumbai armed with his command over words and love for poetry. Over the years, the lyricist penned several songs for films and…
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Gulshan Devaiah on 10 career-defining roles

  • Anish Mohanty
Sometime in the early 2000s, Gulshan Devaiah shot for an English-language film made in India which also featured Waheeda Rahman, Girish Karnad and Anuj Sawhney in principal roles. The film,…
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“I feel happy to have made my debut as a lyricist in Bollywood with Tujhse Pyaar Hai” – Anwesshaa

  • Anish Mohanty
Anwesshaa embarked upon a career in music when she was still in school. After participating in a reality show as a child, Anwesshaa went on to build a solid career…
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Timeless Verses by Swanand Kirkire

  • Anish Mohanty
If there was one word one could use to describe Swanand Kirkire, it is multi-faceted. In the last several years that he has been around in the entertainment industry, Swanand…
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“Meeting and interacting with Saurav Ganguly dada on Dadagiri is a special experience” – Anwesshaa

  • Anish Mohanty
Launched in the year 2009, ‘Dadagiri’ is a Bengali language quiz show that is currently in its tenth season. Though Mithun Chakraborty anchored one of the seasons of the show…
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“It was phenomenal” – Reel life Brigadier Behram Panthaki Shreas Pardiwala on meeting the real life hero

  • Anish Mohanty
Shreas Pardiwala has received a lot of appreciation for portraying Brigadier Behram Panthaki in the Meghna Gulzar directed ‘Sam Bahadur’. In the film, Vicky Kaushal played the titular role of…
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“I feel honoured when my songs get recreated” – Nikhil Kamath

  • Anish Mohanty
Recreating old songs is a commonly followed trend these days. Recently, composer Nikhil Kamath witnessed two of his classic melodies being released in a new avatar. These two songs, ‘Achcha…
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“Toote Chhaate is an expression of the marriage between poetry and melody” – Nihira-Joshi Deshpande

  • Anish Mohanty
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

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‘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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