Screen (magazine)

Screen was an Indian weekly film magazine published by Indian Express Limited.[1] Established in 1951, it was owned by The Indian Express Group. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently ceased publication.[2]

This article is about the Indian film magazine. For the British scholarly journal, see Screen (journal).

Screen
CategoriesEntertainment
FrequencyWeekly
First issueSeptember 26, 1951 (1951-09-26)
Final issueMarch 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)
CompanyIndian Express Limited
CountryIndia
Based inMumbai
LanguageEnglish
Websitescreenindia.com

The magazine's content focused on India's Hindi film industry, a.k.a. Bollywood, located mainly in Mumbai. It also had an e-magazine version.

History

Screen was first published on 26 September 1951[3] with Manorama Katju as its managing editor. She was succeeded in 1959 by S.S. Pillai who died in post in 1977. The magazine was founded by The Indian Express Group.[3]

B. K. Karanjia who was previously editor of Filmfare, remained the editor of Screen for 10 years.[4][5] Udaya Tara Nayar, previously a staff writer for the magazine, was editor between 1988 and 1996 and 1998–2000. Film journalist, Bhawana Somaaya was the editor of the magazine from 2000 to 2007. In 2007, she was succeeded by Priyanka Sinha Jha, a former Society magazine and HT Style/Saturday editor.[6]

Screen awards
Main article: Screen Awards

Screen organized and sponsored the Screen Awards for movies in Hindi cinema, established in 1995. It also sponsored Screen Gold Medal for excellence in direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, established in 1967. Star group continues to sponsor annual 'Star Screen' Awards.

See also

References
  1. Abram, David; Rough Guides (2003). "Basics: The Media". The Rough Guide to India (Fifth ed.). London; New York: Rough Guides. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-84353-089-3. Retrieved 28 July 2019. Film fanzines and gossip mags are very popular (Screen and Filmfare are the best)
  2. IndiaToday.in (staff) (10 March 2015). "Star acquires 'Screen', The Indian Express Group's film magazine". India Today. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. Anandam P. Kavoori; Aswin Punathambekar (1 August 2008). Global Bollywood. NYU Press. p. 244. ISBN 978-0-8147-2944-1. Retrieved 30 September 2015.
  4. "Film scribe B K Karanjia passes away". The Times of India. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  5. V. Gangadhar (29 January 2006). "Writing for pleasure". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 2 May 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  6. "Bhawana Somaaya joins Swastik Pictures". Mint. 21 February 2008. Retrieved 19 August 2013.


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