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Back home in Lucknow, Shruti Sharma was dreaming of becoming an actress but had not found the right outlet yet. She finally got a platform to showcase her skills and…

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Book Review: Rakesh Anand Bakshi’s Directors’ Diaries Volume 2 is a good follow-up to the first book in the series

Anish Mohanty

After the success of ‘Directors’ Diaries – The Road To Their First Film’, author Rakesh Anand Bakshi recently came out with the second volume in the series. Just like the…

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Allu Arjun’s Ala Vaikunthapurramuloo breaks several records in the international market!

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Allu Arjun’s film Ala Vaikunthapurramulooreleased on 12th January was one of the most anticipated films of 2020. The film is a big success and is garnering immense love from the…

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Vinod Bachchan celebrates Lohri with friends Arjan Bajwa and Rahul Roy in Kolkata

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

It’s a customary practice for renowned producer Vinod Bachchan to celebrate the festival of Lohri every year his friends with full gusto! This year too, the successful producer, known for…

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Pallavi Joshi appointed as a member of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Actor-producer Pallavi Joshi has been recently appointed as the new member of Broadcasting Content Complaints Council (BCCC) by the board of directors of the Indian Broadcasting Foundation. Broadcasting Content Complaints…

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BLive launches a new musical journey Hypnotize featuring Ruhani Sharma and singer Ishaan Khan

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Considering the humongous response to their latest chartbusters, Blive and T-series are all set to surprise the music lovers with their latest song titled Hypnotize. The song features singer-actor Ishaan…

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Madhuri Talkies Trailer: Can a common man instill fear in the minds of perpetrators?

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

According to data provided by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), rape vulnerability for women in India is almost twice today, as compared to what it was 17 years ago.…

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Deepika Padukone’s Chhapaak serves as an inspiration to children and adults alike

Anish Mohanty

Chhapaak is one of the most impactful movies of all time and carries a very strong social message. The movie opened up to the audience last week and it is…

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Deepika Padukone presents awards to the winners of Mumbai Moments Excellence In Photography

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Everyone knows it’s being a top notch actress is a full time job, one rarely gets the time for themselves but Deepika Padukone stands out as always. The actress recently…

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Maratha descendants honour director Ashutosh Gowariker and producer Rohit Shelatkar for Panipat

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Known for his penchant for historical dramas, and widely acknowledged and loved for his eye for detail in his body of work, filmmaker Ashutosh Gowariker was felicitated in Pune by…

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Karan Nath gets ready for his Bollywood comeback with Polladhavan remake Guns Of Banaras

Anish Mohanty

Karan Nath, son of former star secretary and producer Rakesh ‘Rikku’ Nath, begin his journey in films as a child artiste in Shekhar Kapoor’s Mr. India (1987). Years later, in…

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Chhapaak Day 2: Film shows decent growth but the big turnaround is missing

Anish Mohanty

The Deepika Padukone – Vikrant Massey starrer ‘Chhapaak’ showed similar growth as ‘Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior’. The film’s collections grew in the range of 35-40% which is decent but not…

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Tanhaji Day 2: The film shows excellent growth, all set to register a solid weekend figure

Anish Mohanty

The Ajay Devgn – Saif Ali Khan starrer registered excellent growth on Saturday. The film grew in the range of 35-40% and collected close to Rs. 20 crores on its…

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Here is how Kangana Ranaut prepared for her part of a professional kabaddi player in Panga

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Kangana Ranaut, who plays a former National-level Kabaddi player poised for a comeback after giving birth in Ashwiny Iyer Tiwari’s sports-drama Panga, underwent rigorous training by Gauri Wadekar, who has…

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“I plan to come up with a lot of films in the near future” – Suneel Darshan

Anish Mohanty

Suneel Darshan started his career as a producer with ‘Intaqaam’ in 1988 and then, became a director with ‘Ajay’ in 1986. During his journey in cinema, spanning more than three…

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As Uri The Surgical Strike clocks 1 year of its release, the Josh is high with Ronnie Screwvala and team!

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

The breakthrough film of 2019 which is also the first official hit of the year, ‘URI: The Surgical Strike’ completes one year today. Keeping the Josh high amongst fans, it…

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Vidhu Vinod Chopra shares his experience of shooting with real Kashmiri Pandits in Shikara

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

The trailer of Shikara has left everyone stunned with its gripping storyline which is based on true events. It is touted to be one of the most anticipated films of…

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Chhapaak Day 1: After a decent start, the film now needs a big turnaround

Anish Mohanty

The Deepika Padukone – Vikrant Massey starrer ‘Chhapaak’ was expected to open in the 5-6 crore range. There was also an outside possibility off the film going higher than that…

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Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior Day 1: The film has registered a good first-day number coupled with growth on Saturday

Anish Mohanty

The Ajay Devgn – Saif Ali Khan starrer ‘Tanhaji The Unsung Warrior’ collected Rs. 14.50 crores on its first Friday. This is a good number, though slightly lower than the…

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5 lesser heard compositions by Mithoon which deserve more attention!

Anish Mohanty

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…