The Guild

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.

Priyanka Roy heads the screen beat at The Telegraph t2. Based in Kolkata, she has 18 years of experience in film writing, which includes reviews, interviews, trend stories and opinion pieces. She writes on Hindi, English, regional Indian films and world cinema. When she isn’t watching something to review, she relaxes by watching true-crime documentaries.

Renuka Vyavahare is a film critic with one of India’s leading dailies, The Times of India and also a senior entertainment journalist with Bombay Times. She has been reviewing films for the Times Group for over a decade now.

Rohit Khilnani is an entertainment journalist with more than two decades of experience. He currently does film interviews for Bollywood Hungama and reviews movies in a personal capacity. In the past he was Entertainment Editor for the NDTV Group, India Today Group, Times Internet and CNN-IBN.

Rohit Vats has been a journalist and film critic for over a decade now. He has been reviewing Hindi and Hollywood films primarily. Currently, he is working with DNA.

Working as a journalist with The Hindu since 2012. Writing reviews of Malayalam films weekly, longer pieces on Malayalam cinema and the industry as a whole, covering international film festivals including IFFK and IFFI.

Saibal Chatterjee is an independent film critic based in Delhi. His weekly reviews appear on www.ndtv.com. He also writes on cinema for The Tribune and The Gulf Today newspapers.

Sangeetha Devi Dundoo is a journalist and film critic with The Hindu, Hyderabad, with a focus on Telugu cinema. She has been reviewing films for nearly 13 years in her 25-year journalism career. She was part of the founding team of The Times of India, Hyderabad, and worked in the features section for nearly six years before moving to The Hindu.

She writes on cinema, fine arts, textiles and handlooms, fashion, environmental issues, city trends and occasionally, books.

Sanyukta Thakare is a film journalist & critic turned content creator who discusses the cultural and social impacts of cinema. Currently, she works at Mashable India, and also covers anime, Korean drama and other Western content. Previously, she has worked for The Free Press Journal and DNA.

Shamayita is a journalist and film critic for OTT Play with over 15 years of experience. She has previously worked with Times Of India, Bangalore Mirror and Zee 24 Ghanta. She reviews and writes on Bengali, Hindi and English films and web series.

Shilajit Mitra is a film critic and journalist with The Hindu. Based in Mumbai, he has been writing on cinema for over seven years. He started out contributing reviews to the Times Now and Zoom websites; later, for five years, he worked as a critic for The New Indian Express. Currently, he reviews Hindi films and beyond for The Hindu. He also writes features and opinion pieces for the publication, and curates a fortnightly recommendations column called Screen Share. He loves talking films, on end.

Shubhra Gupta, a senior columnist and acclaimed film critic at The Indian Express, boasts over 30 years of experience with her widely-read weekly review column. A prominent figure in India’s film criticism scene, she frequently attends global film festivals and has served on national and international juries. She curates and conducts the hugely popular platform, The Indian Express Film Club, in Delhi and Mumbai.

She has been a member of the Central Board Of Film Certification ( CBFC). She is the recipient of the prestigious 2012 Ramnath Goenka award that celebrates the finest in Indian journalism. Shubhra has authored two books–‘50 Films That Changed Bollywood 1995-2015’ ( HarperCollins) and ‘Irrfan: A Life In Movies’ ( PanMacMillan), a comprehensive tribute to the late actor.

Sonal Pandya is the Associate Producer for Times Now and Zoom, and earlier worked at Hindustan Times, and Cinestaan.com as deputy editor. Prior to becoming a film journalist, she worked as a CG artist and digital compositor in the animation industry.

Srinivasa Ramanujam is a Senior Assistant Editor with The Hindu, Chennai, and a primary film critic for Tamil cinema. His 15+ years of work experience includes being associated extensively The Hindu, The Times of India (Chennai), The Week, ET MadrasPlus and ChennaiOnline.

Srivathsan Nadadhur is a senior entertainment journalist with over 11 years of media experience who writes about movies, literature, culture, and lifestyle and has contributed to The Hindu, Times of India, Deccan Herald, The News Minute and Film Companion in the past.

Subha J Rao has loved the movies since she sat in a darkened makeshift auditorium as a child and watched a K Balachander classic come alive on a white cloth that doubled up as a screen. A journalist with over 27 years of experience, she has worked in The Indian Express and United News of India, New Delhi, from 1997 to 2002. She then joined The Hindu and had two stints there, from November 2002 to February 2015 and from January 2016 to May 2017.

She lives in Mangalore, and you can catch her on Friday mornings reviewing Tamizh and Kannada films with her handbag for company. She specialises in interviews, and loves to bring alive the person behind the personality. She currently writes for The News Minute, Ott Play, The Federal and The Hindu. Previous bylines are at Firstpost, Film Companion, News9 and Silverscreenindia.com.

Sudhir Srinivasan is the Entertainment Editor of the New Indian Express. He has previously written for The Hindu and The Times of India. He is known for his writing on South cinema, especially Tamil Films.

Suhani Singh is a Senior Associate Editor with India Today magazine. Apart from covering entertainment and culture beats for print, she reviews films for India Today’s digital arm intoday.in and writes a fortnightly column for Mail Today.

Mumbai-born and based Sukanya Verma is a senior film critic, music critic, columnist, features writer, quiz maker and columnist with rediff.com since 1999. She has contributed cinema columns to The Hindu as well.

Sukhpreet Kahlon is the Artistic Director of South Asian Film Festival of Montreal and an Independent Film Critic. Her writing concentrates on film history, independent films and Punjabi cinema.