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Mithoon burst into the film music scene with “Woh Lamhe” (‘Zeher’). Mukesh and Mahesh Bhatt bought the rights of the song, originally composed by the Pakistani music band Jal, and…

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Shankar Ehsaan Loy and Javed Akhtar celebrate 20 years of professional association with Panga

Anish Mohanty

Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy’s debut album was Dus (1997). Though the film remained incomplete due to the unfortunate demise of director Mukul Anand, the soundtrack was released and one of the songs from…

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Pritam’s A&R company Jam8 gets its breakout album in the form of Bhangra Paa Le

Anish Mohanty

With Jam8, Pritam did something which no other composer in the Hindi film industry had done before. Jam8 is an A&R (artists & repertoire) company, which was founded in 2016…

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17 Years of Tujhe Meri Kasam – Memories of watching the film in a jam-packed theatre in Jharkhand where it ran for 100 days

Anish Mohanty

‘Tujhe Meri Kasam’, a film which marked the debut of Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia Deshmukh (then D’Souza), completes seventeen years of its release today. The film released on 3 January,…

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Shaamein: Amaal Mallik, Armaan Malik and Manoj Muntashir’s collaborate again to bring to the listeners a heart-warming track

Anish Mohanty

Composer Amaal Mallik and lyricist Manoj Muntashir have collaborated together on many popular songs in the past, including the entire album of ‘M.S Dhoni The Untold Story’. Add singer Armaan…

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Marjaavaan set to be a good success, reaches out to centres where most Hindi films today fail to

Anish Mohanty

With steady collections flowing in for the film over the film and it collecting in the range of Rs. 4.15 crores on Monday, ‘Marjaavaan’ is all set to be a…

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Bouncing back after failure: Tracing Sidharth Malhotra’s seven-year long Bollywood journey

Anish Mohanty

A strapping young man in his early 20s came to Mumbai from Delhi with stars in his eyes. He had a towering personality and he believed he was good-looking enough…

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After writing ‘seeti-maar’ dialogues for Sidharth Malhotra in Ek Villain, Milap Milan Zaveri gives him his massiest role till date in Marjaavaan

Anish Mohanty

‘Ek Villain’ (2014) was Sidharth Malhotra’s break-out film in a way. After making his debut in Karan Johar’s ‘Student Of The Year’ (2012), he had an average success in the…

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Neil Nitin Mukesh – the fearless performer who never shied away from taking risks

Anish Mohanty

Most aspiring actors dream of making their debut in an out-and-out romantic film which is, usually, considered a safe bet to start your acting career with. Neil Nitin Mukesh, however,…

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With Raghu Ne Zoya Ko Kyun Maara the audience gets a cliff-hanger to hold on to before Marjaavaan releases in theatres

Anish Mohanty

A cliff-hanger refers to an event in a piece of fiction whose outcome you remain uncertain about till a certain point in the narrative. To cite an example, ‘Baahubali The…

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Sidharth Malhotra transforms himself into a ‘mass hero’ for Milap Milan Zaveri’s Marjaavaan

Anish Mohanty

Most young actors today veer more towards urbane cinema or films that are set in a realistic space. A few like Varun Dhawan and Tiger Shroff have explored the larger-than-life,…

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Rajkummar Rao to explore diverse worlds as an actor in 2020

Anish Mohanty

Ever since he made his debut in 2010 with Dibakar Banerjee’s ‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha’, Rajkummar Rao has made a continuous effort to do films across different genres and play…

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With Housefull 4, Kriti Sanon is set to deliver another clean success this year after Luka Chuppi

Anish Mohanty

After making a successful Hindi film debut with ‘Heropanti’ (2014), Kriti Sanon’s career graph has only seen an upward ascent with time. There have been a few bumps (‘Raabta’, ‘Arjun…

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Haiya Ho from Marjaavaan: Rakul Preet sways gracefully to the remake of the hit number from Dayavan

Anish Mohanty

While Rakul Preet is a part of the main cast of writer-director Milap Milan Zaveri’s ‘Marjaavaan’, apart from the trailer one did not really get to see a glimpse of…

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Tara Sutaria follows Alia Bhatt’s path – chooses to play a complex role in her second film Marjaavaan

Anish Mohanty

Most actors, who are at an early stage in their career, prefer playing roles that give them the scope to grow as actors but at the same time do not…

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Shahid – the film which taught me the value of courage and justice

Anish Mohanty

There are certain films which stay with you throughout your lifetime. The impact they leave on your soul is something that is, often, difficult to summarize in words. Hansal Mehta’s…

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With War and Super 30 Hrithik Roshan delivers two successful films in a single year after 13 years

Anish Mohanty

Hrithik Roshan is one of the few, genuine stars in the Hindi film industry. Almost two decades after it released, ‘Kaho Naa…Pyaar Hai’ (2000) continue to be the best launch…

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Kartik Aaryan with Sara Ali Khan/Janhvi Kapoor/Ananya Pandey/Kiara Advani – Aaj Kal/Dostana 2/Pati Patni Aur Woh/Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2

Joginder Tuteja

Kartik Aaryan is pretty much setting a record of sorts when it comes to pairing up with the hottest and the newest entrants in the B-town. Sara Ali Khan [Imtiaz…

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The Zoya Factor: Sonam Kapoor Ahuja continues to show the way by essaying strong central characters in films

Anish Mohanty

Sonam Kapoor Ahuja made her debut in 2007 with ‘Saawariya’. Though the film did not do very well at the box-office, she got to play a very well-defined character in…

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Sushant Singh Rajput aims to deliver his biggest success till date with Chhichhore

Anish Mohanty

Sushant Singh Rajput made his debut in films at a time when it was largely believed that cinema was not very accepting of television actors. Of course, there were a…