Shubhra Gupta

Shubhra Gupta
NationalityIndian
OccupationFilm critic
Notable work50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995–2015
AwardsRamnath Goenka Award

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

[edit]

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

[edit]
  • 50 Films That Changed Bollywood, 1995-2015,[8][9][10] 9789351778479
  • IRRFAN: A Life in Movies,[11][12] 9788119300853

Awards

[edit]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Shubhra Gupta". The Indian Express. 2020-09-12. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  2. ^ "Shubhra Gupta Movie Reviews". The Review Monk. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  3. ^ "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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Rosario, Kennith (18 January 2017). "Experiencing cinema with track changes". The Hindu – via ProQuest.
  6. ^ "15 new members of CBFC appointed". Indiantelevision.com. May 26, 2011 – via ProQuest.
  7. ^ "About Shubhra Gupta". Jaipur Literature festival. 17 September 2013. Retrieved 2022-05-10.
  8. ^ Patel, Bhaichand (21 February 2017). "50 Films That Changed Bollywood: Book Review". Outlook. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  9. ^ Sharma, Devansh (May 7, 2017). "'50 Films That Changed Bollywood' book review: Full of hits, misses and nostalgia". Firstpost. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  10. ^ "Shubhra Gupta". HarperCollins Publishers India. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  11. ^ "Irrfan: An actor who made the 'other' mainstream | Book review". India Today. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  12. ^ "Pan Macmillan India". www.panmacmillan.co.in. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
  13. ^ "Shubhra Gupta". Retrieved 2021-11-21.
[edit]