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'''Udaya Tara Nayar''' is a film journalist in [[India]].<br />
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{{Infobox person<br />
| name = Udaya Tara Nayar<br />
| birth_name = Udaya Tara Nayar<br />
| birth_date = 15 August 1947<br />
| birth_place = [[Kerala]], [[india]]<br />
| death_date = <br />
| parents = Shri S Ayyappan Pillai (father)|<br />
}}<br />
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==Early life==<br />
Udaya Tara Nayar was born in [[Trivandrum]] on 15 August 1947 as the fifth child of Shri S Ayyappan Pillai, Commissioner of Trivandrum Corporation, and Jebalabai. She had her initial schooling at Holy Angels Convent, Kunnukuzhi, Trivandrum. Her father moved to [[Mumbai]] after he retired and Udaya Tara Nayar continued her schooling in [[Mumbai]] at St Anthony’s High School, Chembur. She graduated in English Literature and French from the [[University of Mumbai]] as a student of [[Ramnarain Ruia College]] in 1966.<br />
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==Career==<br />
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=== Early career ===<br />
Udaya Tara Nayar began her journalism career in 1967 at ''[[Screen (magazine)|Screen]]'', under the mentorship of editor Shri S S Pillai, her paternal uncle. Pillai fostered an ethic of writing "from her conscience, adhering to facts and truths, treating all as equal, not hurting anyone, taking a detached, objective approach." This helped Mrs Nayar earn a reputation for being unbiased and balanced in her writing.<br />
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In 1995, Mrs Nayar launched the ''[[Screen Awards]]'',{{dubious|date=September 2014}} the first awards of the Hindi cinema industry to be judged by a jury representing all sectors and crafts of the industry. Under her leadership, the ''Screen Awards'' became noted for their fairness and freedom from manipulation and bias.<br />
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In 1996, Mrs Nayar left ''Screen'' to pursue personal commitments. In her absence, the publication changed from a [[broadsheet]] format to a magazine format. Mrs Nayar returned in 1998 as editor, and restored the broadsheet format.<br />
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In 2000, Mrs Nayar once again left ''Screen'' to help raise her grandchildren. It was at this time that [[Dilip Kumar]] approached her to write his biography, ''The Substance and the Shadow'',<ref><br />
{{cite news<br />
|title=Dilip Kumar's autobiography is a precious addition to Bollywood bookshelf<br />
|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nonfiction/dilip-kumar-s-autobiography-is-a-precious-addition-to-bollywood-bookshelf/article1-1249857.aspx<br />
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140809055416/http://www.hindustantimes.com/news-feed/nonfiction/dilip-kumar-s-autobiography-is-a-precious-addition-to-bollywood-bookshelf/article1-1249857.aspx<br />
|url-status=dead<br />
|archive-date=9 August 2014<br />
|work=[[Hindustan Times]]<br />
|date=9 August 2014<br />
|first=Deepa|last=Gahlot<br />
}}</ref><ref><br />
{{cite web<br />
|url=http://zeenews.india.com/entertainment/bookworm/bookworm-s-trail/dilip-kumardilip-kumar-biographyuday-tara-nayardilip-kumar-new-biography_2388.htm<br />
|title=Uday Tara Nayar: Dilip Kumar new biography<br />
|work=ZeeNews<br />
|date=28 June 2012<br />
|author=IANS<br />
|accessdate=5 October 2018<br />
}}</ref> which made the [[Amazon.com|Amazon]] bestseller list within two weeks of its publication.{{citation needed|date=September 2014}}<br />
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==Awards and honours==<br />
Mrs Nayar has won the following honours, recognitions and awards for her contribution to cinema journalism:<br />
* Head of the National Jury for Books in the [[National Film Awards]] three times 1996, 1998 and 2004.<br />
* Member of the Script Advisory Committee of [[Children's Film Society, India]] in 1998-1999.<br />
* Member of the Advisory Council of [[Film and Television Institute of India]] in 1998-1999.<br />
* Head of the Jury for the Aravindan Awards in Kerala.<br />
* Honoured by the Chief Minister of Kerala, Shri [[A.K. Antony]] as a Global Malayalee in 2000, an award bestowed on distinguished Malayalees for their contribution to social betterment.<br />
* The Best Junior Citizen award by the South Bombay Jaycees Committee in 1989 for creating a healthy trend in clean journalism.<br />
* The ''Salaam Bombay'' Magazine award for the Best Cinema Journalist in 1989.<br />
* The K.A. Abbas Memorial Award for Excellence in Film Journalism in 1989.<br />
* The Priyanka Gandhi Award for Excellence in Film Journalism and championing of clean film journalism in 2004, given by the World of Priyanka Gandhi magazine.<br />
* The [[50th National Film Awards]], presented by Directorate of Film Festivals, were announced by a committee headed by Prakash Jha, Rajiv Mehrotra and Udaya Tara Nayar for the feature films, non-feature films and books written on Indian cinema.<br />
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== Personal ==<br />
Mrs Nayar is married to V V Nayar, a pharmaceutical executive. They have one daughter, Vasanthamalini, and two grandchildren. {{As of|2014|09}}, Mrs Nayar is writing a book of short stories set in the southern India of her youth, dedicated to her grandchildren.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.glamsham.com/movies/interviews/06-udaya-tara-nayar-interview-061406.asp Uday Tara Nayar interview]. Glamsham.com<br />
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