DHE Talent Roaster

A first role that earned international attention, a deliberate step away to study, and a return built on psychologically demanding work. Sanjana Dipu's career is still young, but it has already moved through several distinct phases. Most screen careers are described as a climb. Sanjana Dipu's reads more like a sequence of chapters, each with its own tone. She arrived in Malayalam cinema as a student with no prior acting experience and was noticed almost at once. She then ch

"Some music is hard to place. A drum break pushes forward at speed. Underneath it, a trained classical voice or the grain of a traditional instrument holds the ground. It doesn't sound like a collision. It sounds like two languages working out a shared grammar." That space between worlds is where Smokey works. She is a Mumbai-based DJ, music producer, electronic live artist, and educator. Her official website describes more than 15 years in the music industry. Her sound draws

A digital creator today is not simply someone who posts on social media. Creators build recognizable content worlds around their interests, experiences, personalities and ways of communicating. For brands, that creates an opportunity that traditional advertising often cannot replicate: placing a product or message inside content that already has a context, a voice and an established relationship with its audience. That is why choosing a creator for a brand campaign should go

INTRODUCTION Talent no longer means only film stars and chart-toppers. A stand-up comedian with a touring show, a producer who shapes the sound of a record, or a parenting creator who speaks to one very specific audience can move a campaign as effectively as a familiar celebrity face. What matters is fit: the right voice, in the right format, for the right crowd. That shift has changed how brands and event teams approach talent booking. They are looking past name recognition

There is a particular skill in making a familiar song feel new again. For DJ NYK — Nikhil Sahni — that idea has been central to his work for more than two decades. His career has moved between DJing, music production, Bollywood remixes, radio, visual performance, education and independent music, but the thread connecting it all has remained the same: finding new ways to make people experience music. What began with music-making and DJing eventually developed into one of the

A new generation of Indian musicians is finding ways to carry traditional musical foundations into contemporary spaces. Vidyanshi Rajwadha is one of the emerging voices exploring that intersection. For listeners discovering her through “Barse,” her collaboration with Emcee Agranshu, the release offers an introduction to a vocalist whose public artistic profile connects Indian classical vocals with contemporary musical influences. But Barse is only the beginning of the story.

Few screen careers begin with a human-resources degree. Vibhoutee Sharma 's did. Before she appeared in Tiger Zinda Hai, the Yash Raj action film starring Salman Khan and Katrina Kaif, she had completed an MBA in Pune, won a pageant title there and started appearing in television commercials. What followed was not a straight climb from one format to the next. Her documented work moves sideways as often as upward: web series, studio films, a horror drama in which she plays t

In a screen industry where an actor is often introduced through numbers, Ishaan Sharma offers a different starting point the work itself. Mumbai-based and trained in theatre, Ishaan has been developing his acting craft through stage performance before moving further into television and feature-film work. His approach is rooted in performance — emotional depth, physical presence and the ability to inhabit a character rather than simply appear in a frame. His screen journey i

Joel Dsouza builds his comedy around small, awkward, everyday moments — losing a hall ticket before an exam, strange family gifts, a mind that never switches off. Based in Mumbai, he first reached a national audience on Comicstaan Season 2, and has since built a body of work spanning live comedy, YouTube specials, TV writing, and even competitive online chess. Joel Dsouza — At a Glance Joel is a Mumbai-based stand-up comedian, writer, and performer, active since 2019. He appe

Banti Banerjee is a stand-up comedian and live performer who has built a growing presence across India's comedy and digital entertainment space. Known for bringing everyday experiences, relationships, family life and personal observations into her comedy, Banti has developed a style that connects naturally with audiences. Her profile reached a wider audience after her appearance on India's Got Latent, where she was declared one of the winners of Episode 10. Since then, her wo

There is a version of Indian hip-hop that is easy to recognise. There are the familiar flows, the familiar production, the familiar visual language. And then there are artists who seem less interested in fitting into an existing lane than in building one around themselves. CheerFaad belongs to the latter category. Born out of Delhi's Jamnapaar and shaped by both Indian hip-hop and the heavier sounds of global alternative music, CheerFaad has spent the better part of the last