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.

Aswathy Gopalakrishnan is a film critic who writes for Silverscreen.in. She also worked as a film programmer with MAMI Mumbai Film Festival in 2019.

Avinash Ramchandran has been an entertainment journalist at The New Indian Express for five years, 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.

Avinash Singh Pal has been in the media world for almost a decade. He is presently working as Senior Correspondent at Bollywood Bubble. Previously he has worked for Amar Ujala, Dainik Bhaskar and Hindustan and also been a news anchor and radio jockey in the past.

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 a film critic with over 7 years of experience. He is currently with The Hindu, Chennai and has 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.

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.

Kunal Guha is a film critic and features writer with Mumbai Mirror.

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, focusing on the South Indian film industry. Proficient in four South Indian languages, Manoj delves deep into regional cinema with insightful coverage. In 2023, he joined OTTplay.

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.Â

Monika Rawal is a seasoned Entertainment Editor and Film Critic with over 18 years of experience in digital and print media. Having worked for organisations such as Hindustan Times, Times of India, Dainik Bhaskar and Mid-Day, she has extensively written on Hindi cinema, besides also leading several marquee events involving celebrities from the world of entertainment. Her ‘No Rating Movie Review’ property for HT City, launched in 2019, has been one of the highly regarded in the film business.