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Amita Malik

1921–2009, born Guwahati, writer

Amita Malik was an Indian media critic. She was described by Time magazine as India’s “most prominent film and television critic,” dubbed the “first lady of Indian media” and “India’s best known cinema commentator”. She began her career at All India Radio in 1944 and later worked as a columnist for many Indian newspapers, including The Statesman, The Times of India, the Indian Express and Pioneer. She died of leukemia at the age of 87 at Kailas Hospital on 20 February 2009.

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