Planet Bollywood

I have not seen ‘Pelli Choopulu’, the Telugu film which ‘Mitron’ derives its basic plot from. Director Nitin Kakkar, who directed the very original and entertaining ‘Filmistaan’, is back with…

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Amit Sadh aims for the gold as Raghubir Pratap Singh

Anish Mohanty

After making his acting debut with a very popular youth-based show on television, Amit Sadh went on to star several popular TV shows of the day, including the first season…

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Kartik Aaryan is the happiest actor in town. Here is why.

Anish Mohanty

He’s made it to the 100 crore club, he’s dancing with the biggest superstars on stage, he’s being offered the biggest films in Bollywood and he’s living his dream… but…

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“I am hopeful that The Reunions will raise the bar for Gujarati cinema” – Tusharika Rajguru

Anish Mohanty

Her debut film as a child artiste was in Gujarati and now she is making her film debut as an adult actor in a Gujarati film. Between these two films,…

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Batti Gul Meter Chalu Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

Director Shree Narayan Singh’s last film ‘Toilet Ek Prem Katha’ was based on the issue of lack of sanitation facilities in India. Through the film Singh, with the help of…

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Yamla Pagla Deewana Phir Se Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

In the west, a sequel to a film is made only when a particular film does well and the makers feel that the audience would respond well if they make…

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The Zoom Studios launches its second series Ready 2 Mingle

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

After the resounding success of The Reunion, The Zoom Studios, the original content arm of zoOm styled by Myntra is back with its second series- Ready 2 Mingle. The show…

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Sony Music launches global artist royalty portal in India

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Sony Music imports its global artist royalty portal Artist Portal that empowers artists by giving them easy and timely access to royalty statements online. Along with detailed insights on worldwide music streams, downloads, video views, charts position…

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Kartik Aaryan And Jacqueline Fernandez Goof Around In Budapest

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

When two actors come together and we notice some sparks, it’s surely serving some fodder for the spicy headlines for the tabloids and some good and spicy news for movie…

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Imtiaz Ali’s musical sensibilities reflect in Ahista from Laila Majnu

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Regardless of their fate at the box-office, all of Imtiaz Ali’s films starting from ‘Socha Na Tha’ to ‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ have boasted of some fantastic music. The director…

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Laila Majnu Trailer – First Thoughts

Anish Mohanty

I personally do not like to watch teasers of Hindi films. Most of them turn out to be bland and pointless marketing exercises. More often than not, the marketing team…

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Fanney Khan – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Three of the principal characters in ‘Fanney Khan’– a man who could not fulfil his dream of becoming a singer, a young girl who aspired to carve a career in…

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Mulk – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

Many of the films directed by Anubhav Sinha such as Tum Bin, ‘Aapko Pehle Bhi Kahin Dekha Hai’, ‘Dus’ have boasted of good music. Even his last film ‘Tum…

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Dhadak – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

Five years back, I stepped into a theatre in Hyderabad to watch a Marathi film called ‘Sairat’. I had heard about the immense love the film was getting from the…

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Nawabzaade – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

One expects a good dose of songs in a film featuring dancers. However ‘Nawabzaade’, a film which stars a bunch of actors who started out as dancers in reality shows,…

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Soorma – Movie Review

Anish Mohanty

I have never been a fan of any sport. Never seen a match (of any sport) in my life. But, I have a long list of sports based films I…

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Karwaan – Music Review

Anish Mohanty

There is a certain sound one associates with road movies. It is the kind of sound you wish to listen to while you are driving along a long highway…

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Anuradha Paudwal receives the Maharashtra Gaurav Puraskar

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

With over 1500 songs to her credit, in several languages, over 45 years, Anuradha Paudwal has been the recipient of innumerable awards including the Mother Teresa Award, the National Award,…

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Prakash Jha confirms directing biopic on mathematician Dr Vashishtha Narayan Singh

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Reel Life Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. in association with Vinay Pictures announces a biopic film on the life of eminent mathematician of Bihar, Dr Vashishtha Narayan Singh. Prakash Jha has confirmed…

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Call For Entries: Bay Area South Asian Film Festival 2018 San Francisco

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

San Francisco, Thursday, July 26, 2018: The inaugural Bay Area South Asia Film Festival (BASAFF 2018) opened its call for entries for Independent Feature Films, Fictional/ Live Action Short Films…