Maithili Rao

Maithili Rao

24 JULY | 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM

JYOTHI HALL, Southern Star, Mysuru

Maithili Rao is a freelance film critic and author of Smita Patil, A Brief Incandescence (HarperCollins, now translated into Marathi). Her next book, “Millennial Women in Bollywood: A New Brand?” will be out this year.  The anthology on motherhood, “The Oldest Love Story” co-edited with Rinki Bhattacharya was released on 2nd June in Bombay by Shabana Azmi. The book has been received with enthusiasm and critical acclaim. She currently writes a column on The Current Cinema for Man’s World and has written for major national and international publications: The Hindu, Frontline, Film Comment, International Film Guide, Sunday Observer, and Eves Weekly where she wrote a column on Images of Women. She has contributed chapters to various books on cinema and served on national and international juries.