Rajeev Masand (born 13 March 1976) is an Indian Film criticism and Journalism. He has worked for Noida based English language news channel CNN-IBN.
Early life
Masand studied at H.R. College of Commerce and Economics and graduated from Mumbai University, Masand started reporting at the age of 16 at
The Times of India newspaper. He later became assistant editor at
The Indian Express.
[ Rajeev Masand Retrieved 12 October 2017.] In January 2003, he joined
STAR News as a special correspondent and as the host of
Masand Ki Pasand.
In 2005, Masand moved to
CNN-IBN where he is currently the film critic and runs an ongoing video reviews series on the CNN-IBN website,
Masand's Verdict.
He also became the host of CNN-IBN's entertainment series,
To Catch a Star.
Career
Masand also has a popular YouTube channel, where he posts weekly his film reviews (filmed as CNN-News18's 'Now Showing' segments, which are also posted concurrently to their channel) and regular interviews with key figures in the entertainment industry (both Indian and occasionally International), mostly actors and directors.
Additionally, he writes as an entertainment-industry columnist for several publications, such as Open Magazine, Firstpost, News18, The Quint and for his own website, Rajeevmasand.com.
Among other recognitions, Masand was thrice awarded ‘Best Entertainment Critic’ by the National Television (NT) Awards, in 2008, 2010 and 2011.
Criticism
Masand was called for questioning by
Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death. Masand has been accused by actress
Kangana Ranaut of writing
(in which details are reported without identifying the people involved or revealing sources) to discredit Rajput.
Actor
Manoj Bajpayee and filmmaker
Apurva Asrani also called out Masand over his blind items on Rajput.
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