The Guild

Aditya Shrikrishna is a Independent Film Critic from Chennai. Aditya’s writings on cinema have appeared in The Hindu, Senses of Cinema, Frontline, OTTPlay, Mint Lounge, FiftyTwoDotIn, The New Indian Express, The Quint, The Federal, Vogue and Film Companion among others.

Ajay Brahmatmaj is a veteran film critic and author who reviews films in Hindi. He has previously been the film editor of Dainik Jagran and has also written for different newspapers and web portals. He now runs a YouTube channel called CineMahaul.

He has a keen interest in the history of Hindi cinema and has written books like Irrfan… Aur Kuchh Panne Kore Rah Gaye, Irrfan: Echoes of Presence, Cinema Bas Cinema, Cinema Ki Soch, Cinema Samkaleen Cinema etc. He edits and publishes a monthly emagzine, CineMahaul, frequently participates in webinars, seminars, and discussions on Hindi cinema.

Akhil Arora covers entertainment & video games for Gadgets 360, covering series premieres, product & service launches and looking at movies from a global socio-political and feminist perspective. He also co-hosts the movie podcast The Long Take.

Anmol Jamwal is a content creator who shares his love for Indian films across languages on his YouTube channel, Having garnered an audience in the span of 5 years, with over 1 million subscribers, the channel has grown to form a community that discusses Indian films week in and week out.

Avinash Ramachandran has been an entertainment journalist for over seven years now, specializing in the review of films, series, shorts, and documentaries. His primary focus is on South Indian cinema, although he also regularly engages with Hindi and English films, as well as occasionally exploring foreign films. He has written for The New Indian Express, South First, and is currently writing for The Indian Express.

Bhawana Somaaya is a film critic, columnist and author. She has been writing on cinema for almost 50 years. She is the former editor of Screen and written biographies of superstars like Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Her books are a point of reference for students studying cinema at Whistling Woods, Mumbai, Manipal University, Mangalore and JNU, Delhi.

She is a classical dancer, a broadcaster, a podcaster and author of 19 books. She has translated our honourable Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi’s Gujarati books Saakshi Bhaav and Aankh Aa Dhanya Chhe into English as Letters to Mother and Letters to Self in 2020 and 2022 respectively.

She is the Entertainment Editor at 92.7BigFM Radio Channel. Somaaya was conferred with Padma Shri in 2017, an honorary Doctorate by Jagran Lake city University in 2021 and Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. Her new book, a chronicle of the family spanning more than 100 years is due for release soon.

Deepak Dua is a Hindi Film Critic honored with the National Award for Best Film Critic. An independent Film Journalist since 1993, who was associated with Hindi Film Monthly Chitralekha and Filmi Kaliyan for a long time. The review of the film Dangal written by him is being taught in the Hindi textbooks of class 8 and review of the film Poorna in class 7 as a chapter in many schools of the country.

A chapter on ‘Film Journalism’ written by him is included in the curriculum of ‘Uttarakhand Open University’. Apart from his regular writing on cinema (and tourism) for many Hindi newspapers, magazines, web-portals in India and abroad, he also appears on various radio and television channels. His film reviews can be found on CineYatra

Gopinath Rajendran is an entertainment journalist and film critic from Chennai with nearly a decade of expertise in reviewing Tamil and English films and television shows. Currently contributing to The Hindu, he previously worked with The New Indian Express.

Ishita Sengupta is an independent film critic and culture writer with a keen focus on nonfiction work. Her writing is informed with gender, pop culture and politics and it has appeared in publications like The Indian Express, The Hindu Frontline, OTTplay among others.

Janani K has been an entertainment journalist for the past 10 years. Her primary focus is on South Indian cinema. However, she manages to catch up on popular movies in other languages as well. She started her career with Galatta magazine, while simultaneously pursuing M.Sc Electonic Media at Anna University. She joined Silverscreen as a full-time journalist after her post-graduation and has climbed the ladder slowly and steadily. Her tenure as a Kollywood correspondent at Deccan Chronicle helped her gain contacts. Not just film news, she also dabbled across different beats contributing to Culture and City pages in Chennai Chronicle. In 2017, she joined India Today as a Writer. Having spent seven years in the media company, she is now a Senior Assistant Editor managing the desk (including Bollywood), while managing the Regional Cinema section. Training new joiners and overseeing the day-to-day activities of the Desk is her everyday routine. Apart from reviewing, she also interviews film talents and writes opinion pieces on movies.

Keyur Seta is a film journalist with close to 15 years of experience. He has been covering Hindi cinema extensively for the last 12 years and Marathi cinema since seven years. In the past, he has worked with brands like Zee Entertainment, Cinestaan.com and The Times Of India.

Kirubhakar Purushothaman is a Principal Correspondent with News 18 and is based out of Chennai. He has been writing about Tamil cinema and OTT content for the past eight years across top media houses like India Today, Indian Express and Deccan Chronicle.

Kriti Tulsiani is an entertainment journalist and film critic for WION. She has previously worked with Times Now, ZoomTV and CNN News18 Digital. Apart from writing about cinema, she also covers lifestyle.

Kshitij Rawat did not unleash himself to the world as a film critic, but such are the vagaries of destiny. He has been reviewing films and TV shows since 2017. Growing up in different parts of the country, he has been exposed to a variety of cultures, something that informs his criticism. He currently works at Lifestyle Asia.

Manoj Kumar R, a seasoned film writer, began in digital journalism in 2010. He honed his skills at Deccan Herald, The Week, and The Indian Express, and HT Media Group focusing on the South Indian film industry. Proficient in four South Indian languages, Manoj delves deep into regional cinema with insightful coverage.

Meena Iyer has been the Editor of Bombay Times and a film critic with the TOI group for two decades. Currently she is a freelance writer for Hindustan Times. She has also co-written two books with Rishi Kapoor titled Khullam Khulla (Harper Collins) and Sonu Sood titled I’m No Messiah (Penguin Random House).

Mihir Bhanage is a film critic and has been reviewing films, majorly Marathi, for Times of India since 2014. Besides reviews, he is also an entertainment correspondent for Pune Times. As a viewer, he loves to watch films across genres and languages.

Nonika Singh is a journalist, art, and film critic of considerable repute. She has been at the forefront of covering art, culture, and entertainment extensively, with a deep passion and profound knowledge of her domain. In particular, she excels in reviewing movies and profiling well-known personalities connected to the entertainment, visual, and performing arts. She writes for leading dailies in the country, including The Tribune and The Hollywood Reporter India.

She has been honored for her contributions to building awareness of art and culture by renowned institutions. In 2001, she was conferred with the 17th Balraj Sahani Memorial Award by Punjab Kala Kendra for her earnest efforts in promoting Punjabi art and culture. She has also been felicitated by the Punjab Sangeet Natak Academy and Pracheen Kala Kendra for her coverage of art and exemplary writing.

A member of the Chandigarh Lalit Kala Academy, and formerly of the Punjab Lalit Kala Akademy and Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Academy, she is not only an avid follower of art in all forms but has also set many new precedents in art writing. She co-authored Contemporary Art North India, in which she created sharp pen portraits of celebrated artists and their works. More recently, she authored a unique biography of S. S. Bhatti, the former principal of the Chandigarh College of Architecture, who is a multifaceted personality.

Poulomi Das is an independent film journalist, critic, editor, and programmer. Her writing on film has appeared in national and international publications including NY Mag, MUBI Notebook, Film Comment, India Today, Firstpost, The Swaddle, The Wire, Film Companion, The Federal, Mint Lounge, and GQ among others.

Prathyush Parasuraman is a film critic and journalist with The Hollywood Reporter India, and a columnist with The Frontline magazine, where he writes on cinema, literature, art, and the broader zeitgeist. His words have appeared in The Hindu, Caravan, First Post, and Verve, among others. In the past, he has served as programmer for the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival and the Himalayan Film Festival. On Beauty: The Cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, published by Penguin Random House India, is his debut book. Currently he is working on his sophomore book, On Style: The Cinema of Mani Ratnam.