Bhawana Somaaya

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Bhawana Somaaya
film historian,
Editor Screen (2000–2007)
Years active1978–present
Websitewww.bhawanasomaaya.com

Bhawana Somaaya

Bollywood stars, including Salaam Bollywood (2000), The Story So Far (2003) and her trilogy, Amitabh Bachchan – The Legend (1999), Bachchanalia – The Films And Memorabilia of Amitabh Bachchan (2009) and Amitabh Lexicon (2011).[3][4]

Early life and background

Somaaya was born and brought up in Mumbai. She is the youngest child among her eight siblings.

She did her schooling from

Andheri West
.

After her schooling, she did her graduation in Psychology and acquired a degree in L.L.B. (Criminology) from

K. C. College, Mumbai.[5]

Career

Bhawana Somaaya (left) and actress Jaya Prada at the launch of trade magazine Blockbuster, 2012.

Somaaya started her career as a film journalist and columnist with in 1978, and writing the column, "Casually Speaking" in film weekly, Cinema Journal published by The Free Press Journal. After working in Super magazine (1980–1981), she joined the Movie magazine published by India Book House as an assistant editor and became co-editor in 1985, and worked here till 1988. In 1989, she became the editor of G, a film magazine by Chitralekha Group. This was followed by her tenure as editor of noted film weekly, Screen from 2000 to 2007.[5][6]

Meanwhile, she has also worked as costume designer, for actress

Bhavna (1984), Aaj Ka M.L.A. Ram Avtar (1984) and Main Azaad Hoon (1989).[7]

Indian Express[13]
and Talking Cinema: Conversations with Actors and Film-Makers (2013).

Shifting to television, in 2008, when she joined Swastik Pictures, a television production company, which made TV series,

BIG FM 92.7, Reliance Media's FM radio station.[15] In 2012, she joined Blockbuster, the newly launched film trade magazine.[6]

Works

References

  1. ^ Her name is often misspelled as Bhavana Somaiya or Bhavana Somaya.
  2. ^ IANS (28 January 2017). "Humbled, honoured to receive Padma Shri: Bhawana Somaaya". Business Standard.
  3. The Tribune (Chandigarh)
    . 23 July 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  4. ^ a b Aradhika Sharma (14 August 2011). "Bollywood chronicler". The Sunday Tribune. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  5. ^ a b Farhana Farook (12 July 2013). ""Mr. Bachchan never compliments me" – Bhawana Somaaya". Filmfare. Retrieved 18 August 2013.
  6. ^ a b "Bhawana Somaaya: Journalist". Archived from the original on 28 January 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  7. IMDb
  8. ^ "Bhawana Somaaya Columns, Leading Columnist". The Indian Express. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  9. ^ "Bhawana Somaaya: The Amitabh Bachchan I know". CNN-IBN. 19 September 2012. Archived from the original on 22 September 2012. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  10. ^ "Osian launches Bachchanalia". CNN-IBN. 4 January 2009. Archived from the original on 9 January 2011. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  11. ^ "'Bachchanalia' – the Big B as hero, lover, conman". The Hindu. 24 January 2009. Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  12. ^ "Of a bygone era". The Hindu. 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 8 September 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  13. ^ "Ode to Bollywood". The Indian Express. 13 February 2003. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  14. ^ "Bhawana Somaaya joins Swastik Pictures". Mint. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
  15. ^ "Bhawana Somaaya to host Paisal Vasool show on BIG FM". .medianewsline.com. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.

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