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{{Short description|Indian Film critic, journalist, editor}}
{{Short description|Indian film critic, trade analyst (born 1965)}}
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| caption Ā  Ā  = Adarsh in 2016
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| years_active = 1988–present
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'''Taran Adarsh''' (born 13 June 1965) is an [[India]]n film critic and trade analyst. He is the son of B. K. Adarsh. He is best known for giving trade figures and box office updates on [[social media]].
'''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 [[Kashmera Shah]].He continued his work on ''Trade Guide'' alongside. He is currently an active film critic, journalist and trade analyston ''[[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=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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