Indian film critic
Shubhra Gupta is an Indian film critic who writes for The Indian Express .[ 1] She received the Ramnath Goenka Award for Best Writing on Cinema in 2012.[ 2] She was a member of the Central Board of Film Certification from 2012 to 2015. She is the author of 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015 .[ 3]
Career
Gupta began reviewing films in addition to her work as a journalist in the early 1990s.[ 4] After more than twenty years as a film critic, she wrote the book 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015 about the development of the film industry in India.[ 4] [ 5]
In 2011, she was appointed to the Central Board of Film Certification for a three-year term.[ 6]
She curates and conducts The Indian Express Film Club , in Delhi and Mumbai. The screening is followed by animated discussion, which she moderates. She is a frequent traveller to film festivals in Europe and has served on national and international juries.[ 7]
Books
50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015,[ 8] [ 9] [ 10] 9789351778479
IRRFAN: A Life in Movies, [ 11] [ 12] 9788119300853
Awards
References
^ "Shubhra Gupta" . The Indian Express . 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
^ "Shubhra Gupta Movie Reviews" . The Review Monk . Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
^ "Over two decades, these 50 movies changed Bollywood: Film critic Shubhra Gupta (IANS Interview)" . Sify . Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved 2022-05-10 .
^ a b "Over two decades, these 50 movies changed Bollywood: Film critic Shubhra Gupta (IANS Interview)" . Business Standard . Indo-Asian News Service . January 12, 2017. Retrieved 26 April 2022 .
^ Rosario, Kennith (18 January 2017). "Experiencing cinema with track changes". The Hindu – via ProQuest.
^ "15 new members of CBFC appointed". Indiantelevision.com . May 26, 2011 – via ProQuest.
^ "About Shubhra Gupta" . Jaipur Literature festival . 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-10 .
^ Patel, Bhaichand (21 February 2017). "50 Films That Changed Bollywood: Book Review" . Outlook . Retrieved 26 April 2022 .
^ Sharma, Devansh (May 7, 2017). " '50 Films That Changed Bollywood' book review: Full of hits, misses and nostalgia" . Firstpost . Retrieved 26 April 2022 .
^ "Shubhra Gupta" . HarperCollins Publishers India . Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
^ "Irrfan: An actor who made the 'other' mainstream | Book review" . India Today . Retrieved 2024-02-27 .
^ "Pan Macmillan India" . www.panmacmillan.co.in . Retrieved 2024-02-27 .
^ "Shubhra Gupta" . Retrieved 2021-11-21 .
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