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Yashika Mathur
Yashika Mathur writes about the Indian film industry at Indian Express Online. Her areas of expertise include Hindi and Telugu film industries along with other mainstream industries. Her writing encompasses exclusive interviews, box office stories, trade analyses of films, and trend stories based on reader interest. She also actively works in the visual medium of journalism through web stories and galleries. In her career as a film journalist, Yashika has interviewed some of the biggest personalities from the Indian film industry, including Shah Rukh Khan, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Aamir Khan, Akshay Kumar, Mohanlal, Ram Charan, Hrithik Roshan, Varun Dhawan, Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh amongst many others.
Experience / Industry Experience
Years of experience: 12+
Qualification, Degrees / other achievements: Graduation from Delhi University, Post Graduation Diploma in Journalism from Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, New Delhi.
Previous experience: Indo Asian News Service, Hindustan Times, Deccan Chronicle, Outlook Magazine.
You can contact her at yashika.mathur@indianexpress.com Follow Yashika Mathur on Twitter, Instagram and LinkedInAuthors you can follow
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