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AJAY DEVGN’S MAIDAAN GETS A NEW RELEASE DATE

Ajay Devgn’s sports drama Maidaan has got a new release date – the actor shared an update on his new film and has officially announced that it will now be released on 15th October 2021. …

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Prakash Jha starrer Matto Ki Saikal to have its US premiere at the 17th Annual South Asian International Film Festival (SAIFF)

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

After having its World Premier at the 25th Busan International Film Festival this year, Prakash Jha starrer ‘Matto Ki Saikal’ is all set to have its U.S premiere at the…

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Prabhat Raghunandan: The Durgamati actor is a talent waiting to explode

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

A good actor does not need a dozen scenes in a film to prove his mettle. If the actor is honest to his craft and has spent years honing it,…

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“It is extremely important to be ethical and empathetic in life” – Manish Mundra

Anish Mohanty

You feel inspired when you see the kind of achievements Manish Mundra has had in his life. After being a successful entrepreneur for years, he launched his company Drishyam Films…

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“I want to keep making films of different genres” – Anees Bazmee

Anish Mohanty

Anees Bazmee has a reputation for making comedies that turn out to be hugely successful. Most people tend to forget that he is the man who has written dramas like…

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Piya Basanti: Composer Sandesh Shandilya on what went behind the creation of this iconic non-film album

Anish Mohanty

‘Piya Basanti’, the non-film album completes twenty years of its release. The album, which featured the voices of Ustad Sultan Khan and K.S. Chithra, remains one of the most successful…

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Music Review Darbaan

Anish Mohanty

Based on the short story ‘Khokababur Pratyabartan’ written by Rabindranath Tagore, ‘Darbaan’ is an emotional tale of a young man (Sharad Kelkar) and a person (Sharib Hashmi) who served his…

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“You have to keep working on your craft every single day” – Apratim Chatterjee

Anish Mohanty

Patience, resilience and hard work – these are the three things that has made Apratim Chatterjee the much-loved actor today. With no background in cinema, the actor, who was preparing…

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Shirley Setia signs her first Telugu film – to star opposite Naga Shaurya

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Singer – actor Shirley Setia who is all set to make her Bollywood debut with Nikamma bags another project as the female lead opposite Naga Shaurya. The title of the…

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Ananth Mahadevan directed Bittersweet to hit cinemas in India this Friday

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Critically acclaimed Marathi film Bittersweet will see a limited release this Friday. Bittersweet is directed by Anant Mahadevan, produced by Suchhanda Chatterjee and Shubha Shetty of Quest Films Pvt Ltd and stars…

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Child actor Ali Haji turns writer-director with Justice For Good Content

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Remember the young, innocent child actor who played son to Aamir Khan and Kajol in Fanaa (2006), and to Saif Ali Khan and Rani Mukerji in Ta Ra Rum Pum…

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Music Review Ludo

Anish Mohanty

While director Anurag Basu and composer Pritam Chakraborty’s association began with the latter scoring the title track for many of the TV shows directed by the former, the first film…

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“I hope to make my state Odisha proud through my work” – Sonali Sharmistha Mohanty

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

A few years back, Sonali Sharmistha Mohanty was studying engineering in a college in Odisha but her heart was not in it. For a long time, she was fascinated with…

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“I make a conscious effort to separate my identities as a producer and an actor” – Vivek Gomber

Anish Mohanty

Despite being a part of the much-acclaimed Marathi film ‘Court’ (2015), which he produced himself, it was not easy for Vivek Gomber to get acting jobs. With the Rohena Gera…

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REWIND Yeh Zindagi Ka Safar: Daboo Malik’s first film album remains his best till date

Anish Mohanty

Being the son of composer Sardar Malik, Daboo Malik had an inclination towards music but he was more interested in facing the camera as an actor. In the 80s and…

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Laxmii review: Fast-paced narrative and terrific performance by its leading man drive this engaging horror-comedy

Anish Mohanty

Since the lockdown happened, many feature length films, that were initially scheduled for a theatrical release, started coming out on digital streaming platforms. The Akshay Kumar – Kiara Advani starrer…

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“I had a very memorable journey in the Hindi film industry” – Dev Kohli

Anish Mohanty

From Shankar – Jaikishan to Vishal and Shekhar, Dev Kohli worked with different generations of composers in a career that spanned from 1969 to 2013. His popular song “Geet Gaata…

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“This is a magical industry and I feel blessed to be a part of it” – Niraj Kothari

Anish Mohanty

It is tough for ‘outsiders’ to get into the Hindi film industry, they say. Niraj Kothari does not believe in the same. Hailing from a simple, middle-class family in Mumbai,…

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Footfairy review: A taut thriller that rides on the brilliance of its leading man

Anish Mohanty

In the late 80s and the early 90s, many filmmakers of repute started making feature length films for Doordarshan. These films featured prominent actors and technicians from the film world…

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“Theatre has been my teacher and cinema is my lover” – Gulshan Devaiah

Anish Mohanty

Around a year back, Gulshan Devaiah firmly believed that feature films should only be released in theatres and no filmmaker should be deprived of the joy of presenting his labour…