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Swanand Kirkire: News

11 Feb 2026
Ashish Vidyarthi

'Bandwaale' trailer: Poet, DJ, orchestra singer make a delightful band 

The upcoming musical dramedy series Bandwaale is set to premiere on Prime Video. The makers released the trailer on Wednesday, which focuses on themes of friendship, rivalry, dreams, and self-discovery.

09 Feb 2026
Ashish Vidyarthi

Prime's 'Bandwaale' gets release date: What to expect

Prime Video has announced that its upcoming Hindi musical dramedy series, Bandwaale, will be released globally on Friday, February 13. The show will be available in India and over 240 countries and territories.

25 May 2025
Adarsh Gourav

Varun Grover-Adarsh Gourav's 'Kiss' arrives on Mubi on this date

Renowned Indian lyricist-screenwriter Varun Grover's short film Kiss is coming to OTT soon!

22 Apr 2025
Animal

Why Swanand Kirkire thinks 'Animal' misused poetry and power

National Award-winning writer and lyricist Swanand Kirkire has voiced his discontent with Sandeep Reddy Vanga's film Animal, citing its inconsistent portrayal of poetry.

16 Feb 2025
Comedy

'Should be forgiven': Swanand Kirkire on Samay-Ranveer's 'Latent' row

Amid the raging controversy over YouTuber-podcaster Ranveer Allahbadia's comments on Samay Raina's India's Got Latent, lyricist-singer Swanand Kirkire has asked for forgiveness.

14 Oct 2024
Jitendra Kumar

'Panchayat' S4 to begin filming on October 25: Report

After the dramatic end of Season 3, are you eagerly awaiting the return of the much-loved Amazon Prime Video series, Panchayat?

27 Jul 2024
Animal

'Industry people were disappointed in me for 'Animal': Ranbir Kapoor

Ranbir Kapoor, the lead actor of the contentious blockbuster Animal, recently addressed the film's mixed reception.

29 Dec 2023
OTT releases

OTT: Shefali Shah's 'Three of Us' is streaming now

Every year, Bollywood produces some underrated gems that often fail to make an impact in theaters but eventually age like fine wine.

29 Dec 2023
Netflix

'Three of Us' review: Splendid meditation on grief, love, nostalgia

Avinash Arun's Three of Us is a warm, measured, poetic film that makes you well up in more than one place.

01 Mar 2023
Bollywood

Nandita Das's 'Zwigato': Kapil Sharma starrer's trailer is out

Acclaimed filmmaker Nandita Das's next directorial Zwigato is all set to release in India. The makers launched the trailer today and the event was attended by the protagonists Kapil Sharma and Shahana Goswami.

22 Nov 2021
Bollywood

'Cash' review: Amol Parashar's comic caper is a fun watch

Recently, Disney+ Hotstar released Cash, starring Amol Parashar, Smriti Kalra, Swanand Kirkire, Kevin Dave, and Gulshan Grover.

13 Nov 2021
Amol Parashar

'Tera Hua' review: The first track of 'Cash' is cheerful

After releasing the trailer of Cash, Disney+ Hotstar has dropped the first song of the dramedy. Titled Tera Hua, the track is picturized on Amol Parashar and Smriti Kalra.

09 Jul 2021
Delhi

Singer, lyricist Swanand Kirkire made Vice-President of Delhi Hindi Academy

Famous Bollywood playback singer and lyricist Swanand Kirkire has been appointed as the Vice-President of Delhi Hindi Academy.

31 Jul 2020
Amitabh Bhattacharya

Bollywood lyricists unite, demand credit on streaming platforms

Some of the best-known Hindi film songwriters, including Varun Grover, Swanand Kirkire, Neelesh Mishra and Anvita Dutt have come together for a unique music video, thereby urging music streaming platforms to grant them proper credits.

25 Aug 2018
Music Industry

Anti-plastic song by Kirkire, Shaan screened at the United Nations

'Tik Tik Plastic Tik Na Paye Re', a song penned by noted lyricist Swanand Kirkire and composed by singer Shaan was screened at the United Nations in New York as part of its anti-plastic campaign.

06 Aug 2018
Kajol

'Helicopter Eela': Why Ajay Devgn apologized to Swanand Kirkire

Kajol starrer 'Helicopter Eela' fell prey to controversy soon after the trailer released, for not crediting lyricist Swanand Kirkire in the title-plate.

06 Jul 2018
Marathi Cinema

Marathi cinema is better, bolder than Bollywood: Akshay Kumar

Akshay Kumar, who has turned presenter for 'Chumbak,' believes Marathi cinema is way ahead of Bollywood when it comes to exploring complex stories.