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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…

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Madhuri Dixit set to shine with Karan Johar’s intriguing dramatic thriller The Fame Game

Joginder Tuteja

This Friday sees the release of The Fame Game. Earlier titled Finding Anamika, the web series marks the OTT debut of Madhuri Dixit. Last seen in Total Dhamaal and Kalank…

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“Apart from composing and singing Batao Na, I had to act quite a bit in the music video” – Raahul Jatin

Anish Mohanty

After making his debut as a singer and composer with the 2019 single ‘Aankhon Ke Ishaare’, Raahul Jatin has made a place for himself and his music in the hearts…

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“Lata Mangeshkar ji will always be the greatest musical icon of our country” – Nikhil Kamath

Anish Mohanty

Legendary singer Lata Mangeshkar left for her heavenly abode on 6 February 2022. In her career spanning several decades, she worked with countless music directors from different generations. The last…

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“Love should be celebrated everyday” – Kushal Tandon on Valentine’s Day and new single Numaish

Anish Mohanty

As Valentine’s Day approaches, we get to hear a lot of new music revolving around the theme of love. Most of these songs are in a happy space and talk…

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Mithya, Bestseller and A Thursday – Thrillers galore on OTT this week

Joginder Tuteja

It is going to be a thrilling week ahead on OTT, what with as many as three outings, each of which belongs to the thriller genre. These are Mithya, Bestseller…

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Coming soon – Gehraiyaan is for mature urban audience

Joginder Tuteja

This Friday sees the release of Gehraiyaan. This is by far one of the biggest Bollywood films to be arriving straight on OTT, especially when it comes to niche space.…

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Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Gangubai Kathiawadi trailer brings back cheer to audiences and cinemas

Joginder Tuteja

It’s very rare and monumental when a trailer of a film binds together all the people to celebrate one of the biggest cinematic experiences of this year. A few of…