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'''Roshmila Bhattacharya''' is an Indian journalist, author and editor, who has worked for [[The Times Group]]'s publication ''[[Mumbai Mirror]]'' since 2013. Starting her career in the 1980s, she also worked for newspapers ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', ''[[The Asian Age]]'', ''[[The Times of India]]'' and ''[[The Indian Express]]'' and several magazines, including ''[[Filmfare]]'', ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'' and ''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]''.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.pressreader.com/india/storizen-magazine/20190818/281483573028876 |title=How the Bad Man got booked |date=18 August 2019 |work=[[Mumbai Mirror]] |access-date=19 April 2021 |last=Pria |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419100447/https://www.pressreader.com/india/storizen-magazine/20190818/281483573028876 |url-status=live }}</ref> She has written two books: ''Bad Man'' and ''Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood''.<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
Growing up in [[Darjeeling]] and [[Shillong]], Bhattacharya's father was an employee at the [[State Bank of India]]. She was initially wanted to be an air-hostess or an astronaut. After finishing her [[communication studies]], her mother suggested her to be a film director or a radio producer but her father wanted her to work in advertising. Nonetheless, she decided to start a career in journalism. Bhattacharya then joined ''[[The Illustrated Weekly of India]]'', after had a six-week internship following her meeting with the magazine's then-editor [[Pritish Nandy]]. Her part is writing for the "Idiot Box" column. She later worked ''[[The Times of India]]'' newspaper for three months and, after her internship ended, she joined ''[[Filmfare]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thedailyeye.info/post.php?id=0deac45dc6c48928&title=From-Bad-Man-to-Matinee-Men |title=From Bad Man to Matinee Men |last=Nanda |first=Vinta |date=31 December 2020 |website=The Daily Eye |access-date=19 April 2021 |archive-date=19 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210419100349/https://thedailyeye.info/post.php?id=0deac45dc6c48928&title=From-Bad-Man-to-Matinee-Men |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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Bhattacharya made her authorial debut with the unauthorized biographical book ''Bad Man'', chronicling the life and career of the actor and producer [[Gulshan Grover]]. Published on 20 July 2019 by [[Random House]], the book received mixed feedback from critics; Prathyush Parasuraman of ''[[Film Companion]]'' said, "The book is overpopulated with names of people and films, most of which have no relevance to the narrative. In that sense, it is like living in Mumbai—overpopulated, with more stories than narratives, more characters than characterizations."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/book-review-gulshan-grovers-biography-reads-like-an-extended-acknowledgment/ |title=Book Review: Gulshan Grover’s Biography Reads Like an Extended Acknowledgment |last=Parasuraman |first=Prathyush |date=30 July 2019 |work=[[Film Companion]] |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420015050/https://www.filmcompanion.in/features/bollywood-features/book-review-gulshan-grovers-biography-reads-like-an-extended-acknowledgment/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her second book, titled ''Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood'', was released on 10 December next year. Writing for ''[[The New Indian Express]]'', Kabir Singh Bhandari described it as "an informative and exciting read" and ''[[The Free Press Journal]]''{{'s}} Alpana Chowdhury noted that "in an easy-flowing style, she sketches the career graphs of her baker's dozen, with fascinating glimpses into lives she has been privy to".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/feb/14/matinee-men-book-review-what-the-stars-say-2263045.html |title='Matinee Men' book review: What the stars say |date=14 February 2021 |work=[[The New Indian Express]] |last=Bhandari |first=Kabir Singh |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420021005/https://www.newindianexpress.com/lifestyle/books/2021/feb/14/matinee-men-book-review-what-the-stars-say-2263045.html |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/matinee-men-book-review-from-dev-anand-to-shah-rukh-khan-hobnobbing-with-the-stars |title=Matinee Men book review: From Dev Anand to Shah Rukh Khan... Hobnobbing with the stars |date=18 April 2021 |work=[[The Free Press Journal]] |last=Chowdhury |first=Alpana |access-date=20 April 2021 |archive-date=20 April 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420021004/https://www.freepressjournal.in/book-reviews/matinee-men-book-review-from-dev-anand-to-shah-rukh-khan-hobnobbing-with-the-stars |url-status=live }}</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
* {{cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=20 July 2019 |title=Bad Man |publisher=[[Random House]] |isbn=978-06-70092-06-2 }}<br />
* {{cite book |last=Bhattacharya |first=Roshmila |date=10 December 2020 |title=Matinee Men: A Journey Through Bollywood |publisher=[[Rupa Publications]] |isbn=978-93-90260-08-9 }}<br />
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== References ==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* {{Twitter|id=roshmila}}<br />
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