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Deepika Padukone joins Nirmala Sitharam and Nita Ambani and others on the list of Women Redefining Leadership

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Deepika Padukone recently featured alongside Nirmala Sitharam, Nita Ambani, Meenal Goswamy and Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu amoung others in the list of ‘Women Redefining Leadership’, a tribute to trailblazers spearheading various…

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“Like to pick subjects that unify people!” – Ayushmann Khurrana

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

Ayushmann Khurrana is only looking to pick films ‘that unify people, making movies a community watching experience‘! The poster boy of content cinema in India, who has been voted by…

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Ekta Kapoor praised by fans for casting Simba Nagpal in Naagin 6

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

While there’s no doubt that lady boss Ekta Kapoor has an eye for casting the best actors in the industry, the producer is being lauded for her choice to cast…

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Riteish Deshmukh makes a Bollywood-style entry on MX TakaTak

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

India’s leading short video platform, MX TakaTak is all set to add more entertainment for its large and diverse community, as it onboards actor Riteish Deshmukh as a celebrity influencer…

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Witness the uprising journey of Thalaivii on &pictures on 27 February

Planet Bollywood Special Correspondent

This weekend entertainment will be served with a dash of inspiration and the fiery flair of Kangana Ranaut. &pictures brings to you her flawless performance in Thalaivii, as she impeccably…

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“We For Love is a very special album for us” – Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash

Anish Mohanty

Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash are two of the most celebrated classical musicians from India. The brothers are seventh-generation musicians belonging to a musical lineage that is referred…

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“Bappi Lahiri ji and I started our careers almost at the same time” – lyricist Dev Kohli remembers the late composer

Anish Mohanty

Bappi Lahiri, one of the most versatile composers to have worked in the Hindi film industry, left for his heavenly abode on 15 February, 2022. Despite not being proficient in…

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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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“Writing Aranyak was a creatively satisfying experience” – Charudutt Acharya

Anish Mohanty

‘Aranyak’ has proved to be one of the biggest successes for screenwriter Charudutt Acharya. The Netflix original series, which features Raveena Tandon, Ashutosh Rana and Parambrata Chatterjee in principal roles,…

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“As a costume designer, I let the script guide me” – Shilpi Agarwal

Anish Mohanty

Shilpi Agarwal believes she is going through the best phase of her career now. The costume designer and stylist, who started her career as an assistant designer with ‘Rock On!!’…

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“I always feel grateful about living in a wonderful country like India” – Anna Ador

Anish Mohanty

Born in Belarus, a country in Eastern Europe, Anna Ador always had a fascination for Indian cinema and culture. Her love for India brought her to the country which she…

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“Samanantar has a unique visual language” – Resul Pookutty

Anish Mohanty

Apart from being referred to as the ‘Sound God’ of Indian cinema, Resul Pookutty is also known for putting his weight behind cinematic voices that he believes in. Resul has…

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“Ajay was a very ambitious endeavour” – producer-director Suneel Darshan on the Sunny Deol – Karisma Kapoor starrer completing 25 years of its release

Anish Mohanty

After being a distributor and producer of Hindi films for a long time, Suneel Darshan decided to wield the megaphone and become a director with the romantic action drama ‘Ajay’…

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“I have always veered towards performance-oriented roles” – Vaishnavi MacDonald

Anish Mohanty

In the late ‘80s, Vaishnavi Macdonald faced the camera for the first time when she acted as a child artist in Ramsay Brothers’ ‘Veerana’. She did a few films in…

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“What attracted me towards the script was the fact that the resort was the hero of the film” – Reecha Sinha on being a part of The Last Resort

Anish Mohanty

Hailing from a family of engineers and doctors, Reecha had never really planned on pursuing acting as a profession. However, destiny had other plans for this young woman from Jharkhand…

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“I don’t think a film like Man Maiden Mercenary has ever been made in India” – Namit Das

Anish Mohanty

As an actor, Namit Das has played varied characters throughout his career. He believes that the character he has played in the web film ‘Man Maiden Mercenary’ is unlike any…

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“The songs written by Majrooh Sultanpuri saab are immortal” – Vijay Akela

Anish Mohanty

‘Rahein Na Rahein Hum Mehka Karenge’, the recently released book that has been authored by Vijay Akela, is a compilation of some of the most memorable film songs written by…

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“My ultimate goal is to become an actor” – Moj Creator Himanshu Shrivastav

Anish Mohanty

Two months back, Himanshu Shrivastav was declared the winner of the Moj Superstar Hunt, a talent hunt competition organized by the short video app. The 26-year-old, who hails from a…

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“I envision myself as a creative producer handling multiple projects simultaneously” – Prashen Kyawal

Anish Mohanty

When you speak to Prashen Kyawal, two of the first things that strike you about him are his love for storytelling and his passion for cinema. Being a writer in…