Mayank Shekhar is a film critic, writer and the head of entertainment at Mid-Day. He’s the first film critic to win the Ramnath Goenka Excellence in Journalism Award. His last book, Name Place Animal Thing, was a critically-acclaimed Amazon top title. His ongoing podcast Sit With Hitlist has won multiple prizes. Mayank was part of the founding leadership team of Mumbai Mirror and was national culture editor of Hindustan Times.
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