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{{Short description|Indian Film critic, journalist, editor}}
{{Short description|Indian film critic, trade analyst (born 1965)}}
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| name         = Taran Adarsh
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| image       = Taran Adarsh (cropped).jpg
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| caption     = Adarsh in 2016
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1965|6|13|df=yes}}
| birth_date   = {{Birth date and age|1965|6|13|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Bombay
| birth_place = [[Mumbai|Bombay]], [[Maharashtra]], India
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| occupation = [[Film critic]] and Trade Analyst
| occupation   = {{Hlist | Film critic | trade analyst}}
| years_active = 1988 – present
| years_active = 1980–present
| spouse =  
| spouse       =  
| relatives = [[Komal Nahta]] (cousin)
| relatives   = [[Komal Nahta]] (cousin)
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| website  ={{official website|https://taranadarsh.in/}}
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'''Taran Adarsh''' (born 13 June 1965) is an Indian film critic<ref>{{Cite web|title=Zero’ Director Aanand L. Rai To Make A Biopic On Indian Chess Grandmaster Viswanathan Anand|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/aanand-l-rai-to-make-a-biopic-on-indian-chess-grandmaster-viswanathan-anand-1411878|access-date=2020-12-14|website=abplive.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Vicky Kaushal's 'Uri: The Surgical Strike' inches close to Rs 250 crore mark; BEATS Ranveer Singh’s Simmba at the box office!|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/vicky-kaushals-uri-the-surgical-strike-inches-close-to-rs-250-crore-mark-beats-ranveer-singhs-simmba-at-the-box-office-935670|access-date=2019-03-07|website=abplive.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=From Late Sushant Singh Rajput’s Kedarnath To Ajay Devgn’s Tanhaji Here’s The List Of Films That Will Be Re-Released As Movie Theatres Re-Open In Country|url=https://news.abplive.com/entertainment/movies/from-late-sushant-singh-rajputs-kedarnath-to-ajay-devgns-tanhaji-heres-the-list-of-films-that-will-be-re-released-as-movie-theatres-re-open-in-country-1363628|access-date=2020-10-14|website=abplive.com|language=en}}</ref>and film trade analyst. He is the son of B. K. Adarsh. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on [[Twitter]] and [[Bollywood Hungama]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Trailers of The Tashkent Files unveiled-Watch|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/trailers-of-the-tashkent-files-unveiled-watch-2190115.html|access-date=2019-03-29|website=zeenews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=October Box Office collections: Varun Dhawan-Banita Sandhu starrer mints Rs 27.99 cr|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/october-box-office-collections-varun-dhawan-banita-sandhu-starrer-mints-rs-27-99-cr-2101402.html|access-date=2018-04-19|website=zeenews.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Rajkummar Rao-Shraddha Kapoor starrer Stree continues to dazzle at the Box Office|url=https://zeenews.india.com/bollywood/rajkummar-rao-shraddha-kapoor-starrer-stree-continues-to-dazzle-at-the-box-office-2139643.html|access-date=2018-09-09|website=zeenews.com|language=en}}</ref>
'''Taran Adarsh''' (born 13 June 1965), son of director-producer B K Adarsh and actress Jaymala Adarsh, is an Indian film critic and trade analyst.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Sen |first1=Meheli |title=Haunting Bollywood: Gender, Genre, and the Supernatural in Hindi Commercial Cinema |date=1 March 2017 |publisher=University of Texas Press |isbn=978-1-4773-1160-8 |page=216 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Cq70DQAAQBAJ&pg=PA216 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Devasundaram |first1=Ashvin Immanuel |title=Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution |date=25 October 2018 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-351-25424-3 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=m_l0DwAAQBAJ&pg=PT259 |language=en}}</ref> He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for [[Bollywood Hungama]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=Rai |first1=Amit S. |title=Untimely Bollywood: Globalization and India's New Media Assemblage |date=27 May 2009 |publisher=Duke University Press |isbn=978-0-8223-9233-0 |page=128 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6uQe_M8W1c4C&pg=PA128 |language=en}}</ref>


== Career ==
== Career ==
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 [[Kashmira Shah]].He continued his work on ''Trade Guide'' alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyst<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sooryavanshi', ''83' to release in cinemas next year|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/sooryavanshi-83-to-release-in-cinemas-next-year/articleshow/79323596.cms|access-date=2020-11-20|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=After its theatrical release being cut short due to Covid-19, Irrfan Khan’s ‘Angrezi Medium’ to premiere online|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/after-its-theatrical-release-being-cut-short-due-to-covid-19-irrfan-khans-angrezi-medium-to-premiere-online/articleshow/75007473.cms|access-date=2020-04-06|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=After a slow start, Taapsee Pannu-starrer ‘Thappad’ registers healthy growth, mints Rs 3.07 cr on Day 1|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/magazines/panache/after-a-slow-start-taapsee-pannu-starrer-thappad-registers-healthy-growth-mints-rs-3-07-cr-on-day-1/articleshow/74416253.cms|access-date=2020-02-29|website=economictimes.indiatimes.com|language=en}}</ref>on ''[[Bollywood Hungama]]'', a Bollywood entertainment website.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Films: interview with Taran Adarsh|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/films-interview-with-taran-adarsh/story-uuhS84uJpUuDX5o7xdEwZM.html|access-date=2008-03-14|website=hindustantimes.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Roohi: Rajkummar Rao And Janhvi Kapoor Starrer Has A Decent Start; Taran Adarsh Says, 'Maha Shivratri Holiday Proves To Be Advantageous'|url=https://www.spotboye.com/bollywood/news/roohi-rajkummar-rao-and-janhvi-kapoor-starrer-has-a-decent-start-taran-adarsh-says-maha-shivratri-holiday-proves-to-be-advantageous/604b1f38dc8b5b216efa5077|access-date=2021-03-12|website=spotboye.com|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Taran Adarsh – The Indian film critic who has won everyone’s heart|url=https://timesnext.com/taran-adarsh-indian-film-critic-who-has-won-everyones-heart/|access-date=2020-03-03|website=timesnext.com|language=en}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ghosh |first=Pratik |date=14 March 2008 |title=Films: interview with Taran Adarsh |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/films-interview-with-taran-adarsh/story-uuhS84uJpUuDX5o7xdEwZM.html |access-date=2008-03-14 |website=[[Hindustan Times]] |language=en}}</ref>


== References ==
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Taran Adarsh
Adarsh in 2016
Born (1965-06-13) 13 June 1965 (age 61)
Occupation
  • Film critic
  • trade analyst
Years active1980–present
RelativesKomal Nahta (cousin)

Taran Adarsh (born 13 June 1965), son of director-producer B K Adarsh and actress Jaymala Adarsh, is an Indian film critic and trade analyst.[1][2] He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on social media, as well as his reviews for Bollywood Hungama.[3]

Career[edit | edit source]

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.[4]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Sen, Meheli (1 March 2017). Haunting Bollywood: Gender, Genre, and the Supernatural in Hindi Commercial Cinema. University of Texas Press. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4773-1160-8.
  2. Devasundaram, Ashvin Immanuel (25 October 2018). Indian Cinema Beyond Bollywood: The New Independent Cinema Revolution. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-25424-3.
  3. Rai, Amit S. (27 May 2009). Untimely Bollywood: Globalization and India's New Media Assemblage. Duke University Press. p. 128. ISBN 978-0-8223-9233-0.
  4. Ghosh, Pratik (14 March 2008). "Films: interview with Taran Adarsh". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 14 March 2008.

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