Taran Adarsh
Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. The son of director-producer B.K. Adarsh and actress Jaymala Adarsh, he is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama.
Taran Adarsh
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- Name
- Taran Adarsh
- Born
- 13 June 1965
- Birthplace
- Bombay, Maharashtra, India
- Occupation
- * Film critic
- Nationality
- India
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Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic and trade analyst. The son of director-producer B.K. Adarsh and actress Jaymala Adarsh, he is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama.
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• Name — Taran Adarsh • Born — 13 June 1965 • Birthplace — Bombay, Maharashtra, India • Occupation — * Film critic • trade analyst • Years Active — 1980–present • Relatives — Komal Nahta (cousin)
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Taran Adarsh started his journalism career at the age of 15 with Trade Guide, a weekly box office magazine. In 1994, Adarsh produced and wrote the Bollywood film-based TV serial Hello Bollywood, starring Shehzad Khan and Kashmera Shah. He continued his work on Trade Guide alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst on Bollywood Hungama, a Bollywood entertainment website.
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- 1.Sen, Meheli. Haunting Bollywood: Gender, Genre, and the Supernatural in Hindi Commercial Cinema. University of Texas Press. 216. 1 March 2017. 978-1-4773-1160-8.
- 2.Devasundaram, Ashvin Immanuel. Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution. Routledge. 25 October 2018. 978-1-351-25424-3.
- 3.Rai, Amit S. Untimely Bollywood: Globalization and India's New Media Assemblage. Duke University Press. 128. 27 May 2009. 978-0-8223-9233-0.
- 4.Ghosh, Pratik. Films: interview with Taran Adarsh. Hindustan Times. 14 March 2008.
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