Bhawana Somaaya has been a film critic for more than 40 years and has written for a galaxy of Indian publications. She is the former editor of Screen and has authored several books on cinema, including biographies of Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan. Several of her books are taught to students of cinema in India. She has served on the advisory panel of the Indian Central Board of Film Certification and the governing council of Film and Television Institute of India.
Somaaya is a classical dancer, a broadcaster, a podcaster, and an author of 19 books, Farewell Karachi being her 20th. She was conferred with Padma Shri in 2017; an honorary doctorate by Jagran Lakecity University in 2021; and the Kanak Nartan Puraskaar from Nalanda Nrityakala Mahavidyalay in 2022. She is the entertainment editor at 92.7 BIGFM radio station.
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