Deepa Gahlot is a theater and film critic, book author, and scriptwriter. She has written several books on cinema, translated several plays (by Manav Kaul and
Paresh Mokashi
Paresh Mokashi (born 6 February 1969) is an Indian Film director, filmmaker, producer, actor and Theatre director-producer; working predominantly in Marathi cinema and Marathi theatre. He started working as a Theatre (structure)#Basic elements ...
) into English and adapted
Paulo Coelho
Paulo Coelho de Souza ( , ; born 24 August 1947) is a Brazilian lyricist and novelist and a member of the Brazilian Academy of Letters since 2002. His 1988 novel '' The Alchemist'' became an international best-seller.
Early life
Paulo Coelho ...
's novel ''
The Alchemist
An alchemist is a person who practices alchemy.
Alchemist or Alchemyst may also refer to:
Books and stories
* ''The Alchemist'' (novel), the translated title of a 1988 allegorical novel by Paulo Coelho
* ''The Alchemist'' (play), a play by Ben ...
'' for the stage. Additionally, she has written-directed a few documentary films and radio shows, and has edited the journals of NFDC and WICA. In 2002, she served on the Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) jury.
She is the head of programming (theatre and film) at the
National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA).
Books
Co-authored
* ''Bollywood Popular Indian Cinema''
* ''Behind the Scenes of Hindi Cinema: A Visual Journey Through the Heart of Bollywood''
* ''Janani''
* ''Bollywood’s Top 20: Superstars of Indian Cinema''
* ''The Prithviwallahs'' (co-authored with
Shashi Kapoor
Shashi Kapoor (pronounced �əʃi kəpuːɾ born Balbir Raj Kapoor; 18 March 1938 – 4 December 2017) was an Indian actor and producer known primarily for his work in Hindi films. He is considered as one of the greatest and most successful acto ...
)
Author
* ''Take-2: 50 Films that Deserve a New Audience''
* ''King Khan''
* ''
Shammi Kapoor
Shammi Kapoor (born Shamsher Raj Kapoor; (pronounced Help:IPA/Hindi and Urdu, �ʌmːi kʌpuːɾ 21 October 1931 – 14 August 2011) was an Indian actor known for his work in Hindi cinema. Kapoor is considered one of the greatest and most s ...
(The Legends of Indian Cinema)''
* ''Sheroes: 25 Daring Women of Bollywood Paperback''
Award
*
National Film Award for Best Film Critic (1998)
See also
*
Film Critics Circle of India
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At the AGM, conducted at the International Film Festival of India—2013, Subhash Ghai said, "You are in a highly ...
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Living people
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