Jump to content

Shubhra Gupta

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]