Mayank Shekhar — CEO
Mayank Shekhar is the first film critic to win the Ramnath Goenka [Journalism] Award. His last book Name Place Animal Thing was a critically acclaimed, Amazon top title. His ongoing podcasts Sit With Hitlist and The Bombay Film Story have won multiple prizes. Shekhar was in the founding leadership team of Mumbai Mirror [under Times group], and has been national culture editor with Hindustan Times. He’s currently entertainment head with Mid-day, where you can follow his writings, and his weekly column, MS Word.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Film and Media expert with strong journalism and editorial skills.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 20 yrs 9 mos
Skills
- Journalism
- Film
Career Highlights
- First film critic to win Ramnath Goenka Award
- Author of critically acclaimed book Name Place Animal Thing
- Host of award-winning podcasts Sit With Hitlist and The Bombay Film Story
Work Experience
Mid Day
Entertainment Head (9 yrs 9 mos)
Open Magazine
Columnist (0 mo)
Hindustan Times
National Culture Editor; Editor, HT Cafe, brought in for paper's re-launch (3 yrs)
Mumbai Mirror, The Times of India group
Assistant Editor, later Columnist, Film Critic, part of main launch team (4 yrs)
Mid Day
Writer, Sub-editor, Columnist, Film Critic, part of launch team of HitList (4 yrs)
Education
Economics at St. Stephen's College, Delhi
