We; The Team

The legend goes something like this...


One fine day, two jobless guys were discussing a famous movie blog. Suddenly, out of blue an idea struck them... why not start a blog? Afterall, it hardly takes any investment to start one. All it needed was time which they had aplenty. The idea was interesting and it took shape after brainstorming over maggi, patties and tea in college canteen. Yeah, pretty uninteresting but both the guys were non-smoking teetotalers. Anyways, it started on blogspot and later got its own domain. Today with over 100 page views a day, TheReelMag.in has made a name for themselves. Brain child of Ali and Sujoy was so named by a buddy Anurag Sanwal.

Over the time, some people joined us on board and most of them remained with us. Some of them are part of the core team:

Sujoy Ghosh: Editor, Founder

Creative head of the duo is crazy about cinema. As he say, stories define him. With his e-books 'I Died... Long Before' and 'Acetic Love' and experimental short films, he is trying to explore himself in a creative perspective. Passionate about stories, he prefers drama over any other genre.

Ali Naqvi: Co-editor, Founder

Can be dubbed as 'lethargic' technical brain of the gang. He is good at what you call story telling and detailing. He is a quick learner and is very good at technical aspects of blogging. He boasts of his laid back approach and gives it credit for cooling down anger/temper quotient of Sujoy.

Neha Jain: Associate Author

A star contributor. Some of her posts have fetched us huge page views. She has a very feminist view about cinema and within group she is the one who easily lock horns with Sujoy. If something more is revealed, we will be killed.

Rishabh Shukla: Associate Author

Music is his forte. A Jimmy Stewart like character, Rishabh likes to talk about music in general. He has an amazing understanding of music and is a valuable asset.

Gyandeep Pattnayak: Associate Author

If you are on twitter, you might have heard about this guy. His understanding about cinema has been lauded by many you-know-who of Cine World. His enthu and knowledge about cinema can make many so-called critics go weak in knees. Among reviewers, he ardently follow Roger Ebert and Rajeev Masand.

Gaurav Karmakar: Associate Author

An actor at heart. He has acted in couple of shorts with Sujoy and contributed to the growth of TRM with his articles and inputs. In the bunch of people struck in bread butter, he is determined to find his art and perfect it.

Fellows

People who contributed in our journey...

• Prof. SHH Naqvi
• Vinayak Pandey
• Saumyashree Ghosh
• Souvika Das 
• Hemant Kumar Mishra
• Sandeep Shetty
• Rashmi Subrahmanya
• Arun Purushothaman
• Harish Mallya
• Anish Singh

IMPRINT: U ON COVER??

U can write about cinema? U can be on the cover of the next edition!!!
TheReelMag gives U an opportunity to share space with the mavericks of world cinema and be on the cover of TheReelMag edition.

Rules and Steps:

1: Follow the portal. It will help us to track U.

2: Mail us your biodata, a pic of yours with an intersting background and minimum of three articles with atleast two movie reviews. More articles more brownies... however, quality will remain a priority.

3: mailing details: mail at the.reel.admin@gmail.com with "IMPRINT" as a subject.


Remember, in the world of entertainment, anything can click....

Love....

Sujoy Ghosh

Be A Part Of The Journey

You are here ’coz you are serious about joining TheReelMag as a contributor, I guess. Welcome home. Your generous contribution will be considered as a mutual agreement to everything on this page. Following are the rules:


1: Article should be "original". Writeup is property and liability of contributor. How do we check? Well, there are many in-house mechanisms to check for IP Violations.

2: Racial or Gender bias is condemned by TheReelMag. Same is for any anti-social or anti-national (for any nation) views. Stereotyping is one thing but being prejudiced is other. There is a fine line, so avoid it. Also, we respect audience at large. Cinema cannot be restricted to some elite sections. We frown at snobbish behavior.

3: Any violation of Rule 1 or 2 mentioned above will lead to blocking of contributor on permanent basis. And I am very serious about it. If you have any doubt, write to us at the.reel.admin@gmail.com with 'TheReelMag Policy' as subject

4: For publicity and other purposes, the administrator is free to use write-ups with due credits. It can be shared with other blogs/websites with mutual understanding.

5: Usually for Reviews we keep length between 250-400 words. Same for other segments as well. However, under some circumstances the acceptable length can be 500-600 words. Keep it brief and crisp.

Some FAQs:

1) Who owns the copyright?
A: As said in point 1, 'Writeup is property and liability of contributor'. You own the copyrights though to spread the word, we will/might use your articles with due credits.

2) Can I use articles from my blog?

A: You are most welcome. If you want, we can put link to your blog as well. But we would need a formal request/approval for the same.

3) I want to write a column. How can I give it a shot?

A: You are most welcome. Just send us minimum 3 articles with an interesting column name. We will start posting. After three edition, you can continue with further articles. We go-live every 15 days and we will expect your articles either in bundles of 3+ articles or at regular interval. Editorial team reserves the right to change the content (in small measure) and even delay publication.

4) Do you edit?

A: Yes, we do.

5) Do you reject?

A: We hate to do so. But we have rejected posts in past... infact the very first post we got, was rejected. We have some editorial policies and we follow them... in general.

6) Do you focus on any particular type of cinema?

A: We don't believe in types of cinema. Cinema is Cinema... above language, genre, artist etc. However, we might have special editions where we will have a focus area. That makes sense, I guess.

7) I have a complaint?

A: Please drop a mail to the.reel.admin@gmail.com with 'TheReelMag Complaint' as subject.

8) Will I earn?

A: Yes you can!!! But only affiliate programs and only relevant links (not more than 5 per post). Final call will be with TRM Editors. Ali Naqvi will be the Point Of Contact for the same.

Mail your articles to:

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The 9 Edition

Index

1. Editor's Pen

2. Shahrukh detained from flight in US

3. Kaminey review by ALI

4. Kaminey review by SUJOY

5. Statesmen: Vishal Bharadwaj, his Maqbool struggle

6. Movie Review: New York

7. Music Review: RULES Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula

8. Under Lens: Anurag Kashyap: Banned Movies - 02

9. Hammer's High: The Dog who replaced an actor!!