Kunal Purandare

Sachin Tendulkar sends a congratulatory message for my book, Ramakant Achrekar: Master Blaster's Master @sachin_rt youtu.be/thp4RkviojA

Rani Mukerji on completing 30 years in the industry, falling in love with her craft, headlining women-oriented films, winning a National Award and why quitting is not in her dictionary forbesindia.com/article/life/b… By @kunaljp

Artificial intelligence is liberating, cost-effective and a brainstorming asset for the entertainment world. But challenges and concerns, especially about replacing humans, remain forbesindia.com/article/life/m…

As corporatisation and streaming reshape the industry, the feud between Ranveer Singh and Excel has shifted the focus to deal-making in Hindi cinema forbesindia.com/article/life/f… By @kunaljp @rk_siddhanth @excelmovies @RanveerOfficial

The Aditya Dhar-directorial starring Ranveer Singh is expected to shatter records, with experts pegging global opening day collections at Rs150-200 crore and a lifetime business of over Rs1,300 crore forbesindia.com/article/life/d… By @kunaljp @rk_siddhanth

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Chitale Bandhu, a household name in Maharashtra, is trying to make its presence felt nationally and expand its range of offerings, especially in the snacks space, with its focus on automation My piece on the legacy brand, which turned 75 @cIndraneel forbesindia.com/article/upfron…

Lovely speaking with @mandybedi on championing women’s cricket and using the money from her brand endorsements to promote the sport at a time when people didn’t even know it existed. “I just felt it was the right thing to do,” she says @ForbesIndia forbesindia.com/article/life/i…

The unsung heroes: As India rejoices its maiden women's World Cup win, we look at people who fought battles and biases over the years to give the sport financial muscle and its moment under the sun @ForbesIndia forbesindia.com/article/news/t…

Enjoyed chatting with @mrsfunnybones about her new book, Mrs Funnybones Returns, her writing style, dealing with a writers’ block, why stories of older women fascinate her, and why writers should stay away from AI forbesindia.com/article/news/i…

Low- and mid-budget films—with rooted stories, age-appropriate casting and traditional marketing—are raking in the moolah. Why is the audience rejecting superstar-led projects? forbesindia.com/article/life/h… By @kunaljp

The cricketing great, Sachin Tendulkar and Karthik Gurumurthy, co-founders of athleisure brand Ten x You, on the idea behind venturing into the segment, their vision, and the precision and thought behind the products forbesindia.com/article/life/w… By @kunaljp

Two decades in the competitive Hindi film industry have taught the actor about the impermanence of everything. Despite the scrutiny, she has not been afraid to experiment and break the mould forbesindia.com/article/life/v… By @kunaljp

Fifty years later, Sholay still defines Indian cinema. Its creator, Ramesh Sippy, revisits the journey—from stunned audiences to a record-breaking legacy. By @kunaljp forbesindia.com/article/lifes/…

Grammy winner & Padma Shri @rickykej teams up with Nobel laureate @k_satyarthi for his most ambitious project yet: Gandhi-Mantras of Compassion. @kunaljp speaks with the artiste about the project that spans 200 musicians, 40 countries, & 1 vision forbesindia.com/article/lifes/…

From brand deals to death threats, India’s booming creator economy has a dark underbelly that’s rarely talked about. @SamidhaJain10 and @kunaljp explore how the influencer life isn’t always picture-perfect. forbesindia.com/article/take-o…

Micro drama mania is sweeping India: Startups like Flick TV, Kuku FM, Eloelo, and even Balaji Telefilms are rewriting the rulebook with VC backing fueling the boom. @kunaljp looks into this high-stakes story. forbesindia.com/article/take-o…

As actor @vidya_balan completes 20 years in the Hindi film industry, she discusses how she began keeping an eye on box office numbers after tasting success, learning from failures, feeling unloved after being criticised for her weight, female-led films taking a hit after the pandemic, the role that was more demanding—Kahaani or The Dirty Picture—and how her healing journey has given her strength and clarity forbesindia.com/video/in-conve… With @kunaljp; editing by @manishaisadass

#EktaKapoor, who completes 30 years in the entertainment industry this year, looks back at the past three decades as lessons at different stages of her career. By @kunaljp forbesindia.com/article/leader…

Podcast | @kunaljp discusses the magazine's 16th anniversary issue. The episode explores essays on India's resilience to global shocks, the rise of longevity science, AI's evolving role in work, why sport matters beyond medals and much more forbesindia.com/audio/audio/16…

It was a rare and special opportunity to sit down with cinema icons Kamal Haasan, A.R. Rahman, and Silambarasan TR. In this conversation, they talk about their upcoming film Thug Life, working with the legendary Mani Ratnam, and the magic that unfolds when legends come together.