Screen (magazine)


Screen was a weekly film magazine, published in India. Established in 1951, it was owned by The Indian Express Group. The magazine was acquired by Star India in 2015 and subsequently closed down.
The magazine's content focused on India's Hindi film industry, a.k.a. Bollywood, located mainly in Mumbai. It also had an e-magazine version.

History

Screen was first published on 26 September 1951 with Manorama Katju as its managing editor. She was succeeded in 1959 by S.S. Pillai who died in office in 1977. The magazine was started by The Indian Express Group.
B. K. Karanjia who was previously editor of Filmfare, stayed Screen editor for 10 years. Udaya Tara Nayar, rose the ranks within Screen Magazine and became the editor between 1988-1996 and 1998–2000. Veteran film journalist, Bhawana Somaaya was the editor of the magazine. In 2007 she was replaced by Ex- Society Magazine and HT Style/Saturday editor Priyanka Sinha Jha.

Screen awards

Screen organized and sponsored the Screen Awards for movies in Hindi cinema, established in 1995. It also sponsored Screen Gold Medal for excellence in direction at the Film and Television Institute of India, established in 1967. Star group continues to sponsor annual 'Star Screen' Awards.