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JENNIFER HOPFINGER
EDITOR
Jennifer launched The Bollywood Ticket in 2009. She has worked as a journalist for 15 years, writing and editing for newspapers, magazines, and Web sites. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in English from DePaul University.
EKTA GARG
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
Ekta previously wrote for ABCDlady, an online magazine for the “American Born Confident Desi.” She currently writes a blog called The Write Edge. She has a master’s degree in journalism from Northwestern University and a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism from the University of South Carolina.
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS:
TAUSIF MALIK
Tausif is the publisher of the U.S. edition of Asian Lite, a global newspaper for the South Asian diaspora. He has master’s degrees in commerce and business administration from the University of Pune and is currently pursing a doctorate in business administration at Argosy University. He has taught at business and media schools in India, and he started the first PR agency in Oman.
RUCHI NARESH
Ruchi is a Detroit-based journalist originally from Mumbai. She was written for Rediff.com and The Film Street Journal, a weekly Indian entertainment tabloid. She has a master’s degree in mass communications from Virginia Commonwealth University and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from Narsee Monjee College of Commerce and Economics in Mumbai. She is fluent in English, Hindi, Gujarati, and Marathi.
JACQUELYN WHITE
Jacquelyn writes for The Feminist Review and studies at Towson University in Maryland. She is passionate about the arts, including film, music, writing, and fashion. Her favorite Indian movies are historical dramas.
SASHA SHARP
Sasha knows all about bridging great distances—she’s a receivables manager in the railroad industry in Portland, Oregon, and ever since accidentally stumbling on a Bollywood movie on Netflix, she’s been mentally traveling to India on a celluloid track. She graduated from the University of Portland, where she studied accounting and fine arts.
RIDTHI SANJANWALA
Ridthi is an aspiring novelist in Los Altos, California, and a lifelong fan of Indian film. She loves both the emotional escape Bollywood films provide and the intellectual discussion they prompt.
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Editor’s Note:
When I returned home from that vacation, I whipped through hundreds of Hindi flicks in a matter of months—but I was largely alone in my newfound appreciation. Most Americans have never seen an Indian movie (Slumdog Millionaire doesn’t count), and they have plenty of preconceived notions about Bollywood, mostly negative—I know, I used to have them, too. But, thanks in part to the aforementioned Oscar-winner, Indian movies are now catching on like crazy in the U.S. So I created this site to help the burgeoning number of new fans navigate the thrilling, thriving world of Hindi cinema, as well as dispel the inaccurate stereotypes about it. Bollywood is worthy of the same serious consideration as Hollywood. If you only open your mind, look through a different cultural lens, and give in to the magic, you’ll fall head over heels, just like I did.
—Jennifer Hopfinger
