Kaveree Bamzai

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Kaveree Bamzai
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Occupation(s)Film critic, journalist

Kaveree Bamzai is an Indian journalist, author and film critic. She is the only woman to have been the editor of India Today magazine, where she worked for 30 years. [1] She worked for The Times of India and The Indian Express before. [2] She has been Editor-at-large for India Today since 2014. [3] Her book, No Regrets, received positive reviews. [4] So did The Three Khan, written about the three Khans of Bollywood. [5] [6]

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