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{{Short description |Indian film critic, radio jockey, video content creator}}
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| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
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| education = [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]]
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| occupation = Film critic, radio jockey, video content creator
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Sucharita Tyagi was born in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. She spent her childhood in [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]], a residential district in northwestern part of the Delhi.<ref name="childhood">{{cite web|url=https://theinterviewportal.com/2018/01/24/radio-jockey-interview-2/|title=Interview, Sucharita Tyagi|website= Gradatory.in|via=Interview Portal|date=|accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="dtu">{{cite web|url=http://dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog/interview-sucharita-tyagi-274|title=Interview, Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Delhi Technological University]]|website=DTU Times|date=|accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref> She was drawn to [[radio]] as a child, and would record mock radio programmes growing up. Tyagi attended [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Barakhamba Road]] and graduate with a major in [[science]].<ref name="childhood"/> Tyagi's parents wanted her to enroll at a technical college after completing high school, but she instead chose to pursue a career in the [[performing arts]].<ref name="dtu"/>
Sucharita Tyagi was born in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. She spent her childhood in [[Rohini, Delhi|Rohini]], a residential district in northwestern part of the Delhi.<ref name="childhood">{{cite web|url=https://theinterviewportal.com/2018/01/24/radio-jockey-interview-2/|title=Interview, Sucharita Tyagi|website= Gradatory.in|via=Interview Portal|date=|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="dtu">{{cite web|url=http://dtutimes.dtu.ac.in/blog/interview-sucharita-tyagi-274|title=Interview, Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Delhi Technological University]]|website=DTU Times|date=|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> She was drawn to [[radio]] as a child, and would record mock radio programmes growing up. Tyagi attended [[Modern School (New Delhi)|Modern School, Barakhamba Road]] and graduate with a major in [[science]].<ref name="childhood"/> Tyagi's parents wanted her to enroll at a technical college after completing high school, but she instead chose to pursue a career in the [[performing arts]].<ref name="dtu"/>


==Career==
==Career==
===Career beginnings and work as radio jockey (2007–14)===
===Career beginnings and work as radio jockey (2007–14)===


After graduating with a degree in [[Communications Studies]] and [[Journalism]] from the [[Indraprastha University]], Tyagi began working as a voice over artist in New Delhi.<ref name="childhood"/> At the age of 19 she successfully auditioned for a job as a [[radio jockey]] at a Delhi-based FM channel.<ref name="dh">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/feminist-voice-in-a-male-world-818263.html|title=Feminist voice in a male world|last=Kurain|first=Anila|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=22 March 2020|accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref> She worked at the Delhi stations of such channels as [[Red FM (India)|Red FM]] and [[Big FM (Indian radio station)|Big FM]], before moving to [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] in 2010 to pursue post graduate education and further her career as a radio station host.<ref name="sg">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/bollywood-killed-the-radio-star-long-live-the-radio-star|title=Bollywood killed the radio star: long live the radio star|last=Sood|first=Akhil|website=[[Sunday Guardian]]|date=31 January 2015|accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref>
After graduating with a degree in [[Communications Studies]] and [[Journalism]] from the [[Indraprastha University]], Tyagi began working as a voice over artist in New Delhi.<ref name="childhood"/> At the age of 19 she successfully auditioned for a job as a [[radio jockey]] at a Delhi-based FM channel.<ref name="dh">{{cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/entertainment/feminist-voice-in-a-male-world-818263.html|title=Feminist voice in a male world|last=Kurain|first=Anila|website=[[Deccan Herald]]|date=22 March 2020|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> She worked at the Delhi stations of such channels as [[Red FM (India)|Red FM]] and [[Big FM (Indian radio station)|Big FM]], before moving to [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]] in 2010 to pursue post graduate education and further her career as a radio station host.<ref name="sg">{{cite web|url=http://www.sunday-guardian.com/artbeat/bollywood-killed-the-radio-star-long-live-the-radio-star|title=Bollywood killed the radio star: long live the radio star|last=Sood|first=Akhil|website=[[Sunday Guardian]]|date=31 January 2015|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref>


{{quote box|bgcolor=#CCDDFF|width=28em|quote=I studied medicine till high school [but] shifted my talents to [[Communications Studies|communications studies]] for a [[Bachelor’s Degree]], and that is when I fell in love with [[broadcast media]]. I [...] started Radio two years after that, in 2007. Since then, it’s been a tumultuous way forward. I’ve worked with some of the top most Radio brands in India, and have loved every bit of it. - Tyagi, on choosing a career as kn [[radio]].<ref name="childhood"/>}}
{{quote box|bgcolor=#CCDDFF|width=28em|quote=I studied medicine till high school [but] shifted my talents to [[Communications Studies|communications studies]] for a [[Bachelor’s Degree]], and that is when I fell in love with [[broadcast media]]. I [...] started Radio two years after that, in 2007. Since then, it’s been a tumultuous way forward. I’ve worked with some of the top most Radio brands in India, and have loved every bit of it. - Tyagi, on choosing a career as kn [[radio]].<ref name="childhood"/>}}


Tyagi enrolled in a [[filmmaking]] course at the [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] and simultaneously began working as programme host for the Mumbai-based FM station [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]].<ref name="childhood"/><ref name="sg"/> She hosted the popular programme ''Freedom Live'', which was aimed at promoting Indian [[Indie music|independent music]] and featured music from artists and bands performing songs in various regional languages.<ref name="sg"/> The show was noted for its emphasis on lesser known artists and music, which was a marked shift from the [[pop music]] and [[Bollywood]] songs that dominated the network's programming.<ref name="sg"/> Tyagi soon began working as a producer with Radio City, while continuing to work as a primetime host for the channel.<ref name="sg"/><ref name="bp">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XLvhdkk4LTt3gHm6hPzMy?si=_pEv29-7RlyeN1iqn77JmQ|title=A Conversation with Sucharita Tyagi of Film Companion and Radio City|website=The Bollywood Project|date=12 October 2016|accessdate=17 April 2020|via=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>
Tyagi enrolled in a [[filmmaking]] course at the [[St. Xavier's College, Mumbai]] and simultaneously began working as programme host for the Mumbai-based FM station [[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]].<ref name="childhood"/><ref name="sg"/> She hosted the popular programme ''Freedom Live'', which was aimed at promoting Indian [[Indie music|independent music]] and featured music from artists and bands performing songs in various regional languages.<ref name="sg"/> The show was noted for its emphasis on lesser known artists and music, which was a marked shift from the [[pop music]] and [[Bollywood]] songs that dominated the network's programming.<ref name="sg"/> Tyagi soon began working as a producer with Radio City, while continuing to work as a primetime host for the channel.<ref name="sg"/><ref name="bp">{{cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/episode/3XLvhdkk4LTt3gHm6hPzMy?si=_pEv29-7RlyeN1iqn77JmQ|title=A Conversation with Sucharita Tyagi of Film Companion and Radio City|website=The Bollywood Project|date=12 October 2016|access-date=17 April 2020|via=[[Spotify]]}}</ref>


During her time with the channel, Tyagi was vocal about the struggles of promoting a niche channel on the medium of radio in India. Talking to Akhil Sood of the ''[[Sunday Guardian]]'' about the creative overhaul of Hit 95FM, a Delhi-based English radio channel often associated with promoting [[experimental music]], she said that it was a difficult task to get the viewers to tune in to a channel playing a genre of music that was very different from the regular Bollywood tracks. She expressed her disappointment with the rechristening of the channel to promote Bollywood music, saying: "A lot of people will be sad; it makes me sad."<ref name="sg"/>
During her time with the channel, Tyagi was vocal about the struggles of promoting a niche channel on the medium of radio in India. Talking to Akhil Sood of the ''[[Sunday Guardian]]'' about the creative overhaul of Hit 95FM, a Delhi-based English radio channel often associated with promoting [[experimental music]], she said that it was a difficult task to get the viewers to tune in to a channel playing a genre of music that was very different from the regular Bollywood tracks. She expressed her disappointment with the rechristening of the channel to promote Bollywood music, saying: "A lot of people will be sad; it makes me sad."<ref name="sg"/>


Tyagi soon began hosting ''Mumbai Masala'' in the morning slot for Radio City and gained wider recognition for her work as a radio station host.<ref name="rc">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kemTQvZfch8|title=Laugh Out Loud with RJ Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]]|date=24 August 2015|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> She received attention for a starting a fundraiser to help Nikita Shukla{{emdash}}a visually impaired law student; the story was picked up by several [[media outlets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/a-heartwarming-tale-on-how-an-rj-got-mumbai-to-fund-a-blind-girl-education/-education-with-help-of-rj-suchitra-tyagi-4659016/|title=A Heart-Warming Tale Of How An RJ Got Mumbai To Fund A Blind Girl’s Education|last=Naithani|first=Guara|website=Scoopwhoop|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/social-media-blind-girl-gets-help-rj-strangers-mumbai-977447-2017-05-16|title=Win for humanity: Strangers come forward to help blind girl who chose education over family|website=[[India Today]]|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/india-positive-blind-girl-abandoned-by-parents-helped-by-rj-and-strangers/articleshow/58701615.cms|title=India Positive: Blind girl abandoned by parents, helped by RJ and strangers|website=Economic Times|date=17 May 2017|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> Tyagi, having met Shukla during a talent hunt, used her [[social media]] presence and her radio talk show to appeal to the local community to raise money to meet Shukla's college expenses. The campaign was widely shared and received attention from films actors and politicians based in Mumbai, who inturn helped in raising the money.<ref name="shukla">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/people-of-mumbai-come-together-to-help-a-blind-law-student-who-chose-family-over-education-with-help-of-rj-suchitra-tyagi-4659016/|title=Inspiring! This RJ and Mumbaikars helped to raise money for a visually impaired law student|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 May 2017|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref>
Tyagi soon began hosting ''Mumbai Masala'' in the morning slot for Radio City and gained wider recognition for her work as a radio station host.<ref name="rc">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kemTQvZfch8|title=Laugh Out Loud with RJ Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Radio City (Indian radio station)|Radio City]]|date=24 August 2015|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> She received attention for a starting a fundraiser to help Nikita Shukla{{emdash}}a visually impaired law student; the story was picked up by several [[media outlets]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoopwhoop.com/a-heartwarming-tale-on-how-an-rj-got-mumbai-to-fund-a-blind-girl-education/-education-with-help-of-rj-suchitra-tyagi-4659016/|title=A Heart-Warming Tale Of How An RJ Got Mumbai To Fund A Blind Girl’s Education|last=Naithani|first=Guara|website=Scoopwhoop|date=17 May 2017|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/fyi/story/social-media-blind-girl-gets-help-rj-strangers-mumbai-977447-2017-05-16|title=Win for humanity: Strangers come forward to help blind girl who chose education over family|website=[[India Today]]|date=17 May 2017|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.economictimes.com/magazines/panache/india-positive-blind-girl-abandoned-by-parents-helped-by-rj-and-strangers/articleshow/58701615.cms|title=India Positive: Blind girl abandoned by parents, helped by RJ and strangers|website=Economic Times|date=17 May 2017|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> Tyagi, having met Shukla during a talent hunt, used her [[social media]] presence and her radio talk show to appeal to the local community to raise money to meet Shukla's college expenses. The campaign was widely shared and received attention from films actors and politicians based in Mumbai, who inturn helped in raising the money.<ref name="shukla">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/trending/trending-in-india/people-of-mumbai-come-together-to-help-a-blind-law-student-who-chose-family-over-education-with-help-of-rj-suchitra-tyagi-4659016/|title=Inspiring! This RJ and Mumbaikars helped to raise money for a visually impaired law student|website=[[The Indian Express]]|date=16 May 2017|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref>


===Wider recognition with YouTube career (2015–present)===
===Wider recognition with YouTube career (2015–present)===
Tyagi continued to work with Radio City until 2017, hosting ''Mumbai Masala''; she interviewed various [[Bollywood]] and regional artists{{emdash}}including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[AR Rahman]], [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Sunny Deol]], [[Vidya Balan]], and [[Ranbir Kapoor]]{{endash}}during her time on the show, but a significant turning point came in her career when she met film critic [[Anupama Chopra]] at the 2015 [[Mumbai Film Festival]].<ref name="childhood"/><ref name="ivm">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.adorilabs.com/s/e?eid=IzBzh05ZU0fHoHJV|title=Ep. 61: Not 'Just' A Film Critic|website=Advertising is dead|via=IVM podcast|date=28 January 2020|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> Chopra, who also ran a film review website ''Film Companion'', was at the time looking to expand the team for the publication's YouTube channel. Tyagi signed up for the same and began sending in her scripts for film reviews to be recorded for the channel.<ref name="bp"/>
Tyagi continued to work with Radio City until 2017, hosting ''Mumbai Masala''; she interviewed various [[Bollywood]] and regional artists{{emdash}}including [[Amitabh Bachchan]], [[AR Rahman]], [[Farhan Akhtar]], [[Sunny Deol]], [[Vidya Balan]], and [[Ranbir Kapoor]]{{endash}}during her time on the show, but a significant turning point came in her career when she met film critic [[Anupama Chopra]] at the 2015 [[Mumbai Film Festival]].<ref name="childhood"/><ref name="ivm">{{cite web|url=https://podcasts.adorilabs.com/s/e?eid=IzBzh05ZU0fHoHJV|title=Ep. 61: Not 'Just' A Film Critic|website=Advertising is dead|via=IVM podcast|date=28 January 2020|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> Chopra, who also ran a film review website ''Film Companion'', was at the time looking to expand the team for the publication's YouTube channel. Tyagi signed up for the same and began sending in her scripts for film reviews to be recorded for the channel.<ref name="bp"/>


{{quote box|bgcolor=#CCDDFF|align=left|width=27em|quote=When I mailed the first ever review to production, in the subject I wrote, "Not a Movie Review", and so we decided to call it that! [In my reviews], I simply say what a movie makes me feel, because that is how cinema should be appreciated." - Tyagi, on the title of her series and her style of writing [[film reviews]].<ref name="sl">{{cite web|url=http://www.school-live.com/How-not-to-review-a-movie!.aspx|title=How not to review a movie!|website=School Live|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> }}
{{quote box|bgcolor=#CCDDFF|align=left|width=27em|quote=When I mailed the first ever review to production, in the subject I wrote, "Not a Movie Review", and so we decided to call it that! [In my reviews], I simply say what a movie makes me feel, because that is how cinema should be appreciated." - Tyagi, on the title of her series and her style of writing [[film reviews]].<ref name="sl">{{cite web|url=http://www.school-live.com/How-not-to-review-a-movie!.aspx|title=How not to review a movie!|website=School Live|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> }}


Tyagi's first review video was released on ''Film Companion''{{'}}s YouTube channel in September 2015 under the title of "Not a Movie Review".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5PEKiYlh8s|title=Welcome Back Not a Film Review, Sucharita Tyagi, Film Companion|website=Film Companion|via=[[YouTube]]|date=4 September 2015|accessdate=17 April 2020}}</ref> Upon release, the series became an instant hit and has since developed a strong following, especially with younger audiences.<ref name="tcp">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecherrypicks.com/critics/sucharita-tyagi/|title=Sucharita Tyagi|website=The Cherry Picks|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="vox"/> She talked about the process that went into the making of each episode in an interview with ''Vox talks'': "After watching the film, I note down all the points that I want to talk about. I structure that into a script, pepper it with some jokes [and the] edit is fully taken care of by the ''Film Companion'' edit team."<ref name="vox">{{cite web|url=https://www.voxspace.in/2019/09/14/voxtalks-with-sucharita-tyagi/|title=VoxTalks With Sucharita Tyagi : ‘You Become A Film Critic, Because You Love Movies’|website=Vox Space|last= Vadlapati|first=Rajashekar|accessdate=18 April 2020|date=14 September 2019}}</ref>
Tyagi's first review video was released on ''Film Companion''{{'}}s YouTube channel in September 2015 under the title of "Not a Movie Review".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N5PEKiYlh8s|title=Welcome Back Not a Film Review, Sucharita Tyagi, Film Companion|website=Film Companion|via=[[YouTube]]|date=4 September 2015|access-date=17 April 2020}}</ref> Upon release, the series became an instant hit and has since developed a strong following, especially with younger audiences.<ref name="tcp">{{cite web|url=https://www.thecherrypicks.com/critics/sucharita-tyagi/|title=Sucharita Tyagi|website=The Cherry Picks|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="vox"/> She talked about the process that went into the making of each episode in an interview with ''Vox talks'': "After watching the film, I note down all the points that I want to talk about. I structure that into a script, pepper it with some jokes [and the] edit is fully taken care of by the ''Film Companion'' edit team."<ref name="vox">{{cite web|url=https://www.voxspace.in/2019/09/14/voxtalks-with-sucharita-tyagi/|title=VoxTalks With Sucharita Tyagi : ‘You Become A Film Critic, Because You Love Movies’|website=Vox Space|last= Vadlapati|first=Rajashekar|access-date=18 April 2020|date=14 September 2019}}</ref>


Tyagi was appointed as a member of the Film Critics Guild, one of India's first film critics association<ref name="tcp"/> as she continued to record weekly reviews for the "Not a Movie Review" series, which has since crossed over 200 episodes on YouTube. The most viewed episode of the series was released on 21 June 2019 and has been watched by over 1.4 million people.<ref name="ks">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C-lRyevxevA|title=Kabir Singh Not a Movie Review, Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Film Companion|website=Film Companion|via=[[YouTube]]|date=21 June 2019|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> The episode featured a review for the [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]]'s ''[[Kabir Singh]]'' and was hailed in media outlets for calling out the film's [[misogyny|misogynistic]] treatment of its lead character and glamorising [[toxic masculinity]].<ref name="dh"/><ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzko06I2-2E&feature=youtu.be|title=Do Reviews Matter? Rajeev Masand, Sucharita Tyagi, Ankur Pathak, Podcast, Bollywood Uncovered|website=[[BBC]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=1 June 2020|accessdate=3 June 2021}}</ref>
Tyagi was appointed as a member of the Film Critics Guild, one of India's first film critics association<ref name="tcp"/> as she continued to record weekly reviews for the "Not a Movie Review" series, which has since crossed over 200 episodes on YouTube. The most viewed episode of the series was released on 21 June 2019 and has been watched by over 1.4 million people.<ref name="ks">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=C-lRyevxevA|title=Kabir Singh Not a Movie Review, Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Film Companion|website=Film Companion|via=[[YouTube]]|date=21 June 2019|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> The episode featured a review for the [[Sandeep Reddy Vanga]]'s ''[[Kabir Singh]]'' and was hailed in media outlets for calling out the film's [[misogyny|misogynistic]] treatment of its lead character and glamorising [[toxic masculinity]].<ref name="dh"/><ref name="bbc">{{cite web|url=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Fzko06I2-2E&feature=youtu.be|title=Do Reviews Matter? Rajeev Masand, Sucharita Tyagi, Ankur Pathak, Podcast, Bollywood Uncovered|website=[[BBC]]|via=[[YouTube]]|date=1 June 2020|access-date=3 June 2021}}</ref>


Tyagi made her film acting debut with a supporting role in the 2019 short film ''Lutf'', co-starring [[Mona Singh]] and [[Vinay Pathak]]. The film, which follows the life a woman suffering from pagotophobia, or the fear of [[ice cream]], was on released on [[Sony Liv]] on 10 October 2019, coinciding with the [[World Mental Health Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mona-singh-vinay-pathaks-lutf-to-focus-on-mental-health/1636123|title=Mona Singh, Vinay Pathak''s ''Lutf'' to focus on mental health|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|publisher=|accessdate=18 April 2020|date=8 October 2019}}</ref> A select few of episodes of "Not a Movie Review" were later compiled and released as a [[web series]] on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] under the same title in March 2020.<ref name="hotstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/not-a-movie-review/s-1980|title=Not A Movie Review with Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Disney+ Hotstar]]|accessdate=18 April 2020|date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Later that year, Tyagi played herself in [[Vikramaditya Motwane]]'s black comedy, ''[[AK vs AK]]''; also starring [[Anurag Kashyap]] and [[Anil Kapoor]] as fictionalised versions of themselves, the production utilises a [[film-within-a-film]] narrative. ''AK vs AK'' was released on Netflix on 20 December to positive response from critics.<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ak_vs_ak|title= AK vs AK|accessdate=4 June 2021|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>
Tyagi made her film acting debut with a supporting role in the 2019 short film ''Lutf'', co-starring [[Mona Singh]] and [[Vinay Pathak]]. The film, which follows the life a woman suffering from pagotophobia, or the fear of [[ice cream]], was on released on [[Sony Liv]] on 10 October 2019, coinciding with the [[World Mental Health Day]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/mona-singh-vinay-pathaks-lutf-to-focus-on-mental-health/1636123|title=Mona Singh, Vinay Pathak''s ''Lutf'' to focus on mental health|website=[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]|publisher=|access-date=18 April 2020|date=8 October 2019}}</ref> A select few of episodes of "Not a Movie Review" were later compiled and released as a [[web series]] on [[Disney+ Hotstar]] under the same title in March 2020.<ref name="hotstar">{{cite web|url=https://www.hotstar.com/in/tv/not-a-movie-review/s-1980|title=Not A Movie Review with Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=[[Disney+ Hotstar]]|access-date=18 April 2020|date=12 March 2020}}</ref> Later that year, Tyagi played herself in [[Vikramaditya Motwane]]'s black comedy, ''[[AK vs AK]]''; also starring [[Anurag Kashyap]] and [[Anil Kapoor]] as fictionalised versions of themselves, the production utilises a [[film-within-a-film]] narrative. ''AK vs AK'' was released on Netflix on 20 December to positive response from critics.<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/ak_vs_ak|title= AK vs AK|access-date=4 June 2021|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]}}</ref>


Also in 2020, Tyagi launched her own clothing line in partnership with online retailer KadakMerch<ref name="merch">{{cite web|URL=https://kadakmerch.com/collections/su4ita|title=Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=KadakMerch|accessdate=4June 2021}}</ref> and started her own YouTube channel, where she posts weekly film reviews under the title "Ghar Se Movie Review".<ref name="yt">{{cite web|URL=https://youtube.com/channel/UCUKMwyc8Rz8Blh8E2y8caXg|title=Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=Sucharita Tyagi|via=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=19 April 2020}}</ref> Tyagi also began writing for other online media portals; her film reviews and feature articles on film-related subjects have since appeared in such publications as the ''Verve'' magazine, ''The Cherry Picks'', and ''The Weather Channel''.<ref name="tcp"/><ref name="verve">{{cite web|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/fashion-and-beauty/spunky-film-critic-sucharita-tyagi-models-the-seasons-standout-styles|title=Style, Trends| website=Verve|last=Banerjee|first=Rushmika|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="twc">{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/bios/news/2019-01-28-sucharita-tyagi|title=Sucharita Tyagi|website=The Weather Channel|date=28 January 2019|accessdate=18 April 2020}}</ref> She participated in a television debates on [[cancel culture]] on [[NDTV]] and collaborated with ''The Quint'' for a video production on sexist online trolls.<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/india-debates/cancel-culture-began-as-hyperbole-with-no-real-life-impact-film-critic-sucharita-tyagi-564381#vod-related|title=Cancel Culture Began As Hyperbole, With No Real Life Impact: Film Critic Sucharita Tyagi|website=NDTV|date=24 October 2020|accessdate=4 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|URL=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ak8vDVeB0&feature=youtu.be|title=Sucharita Tyagi Reacts to Sexist Quarantine Memes |website=The Quint|date=20 April 2020|via=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=4 June 2021}}</ref>
Also in 2020, Tyagi launched her own clothing line in partnership with online retailer KadakMerch<ref name="merch">{{cite web|URL=https://kadakmerch.com/collections/su4ita|title=Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=KadakMerch|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref> and started her own YouTube channel, where she posts weekly film reviews under the title "Ghar Se Movie Review".<ref name="yt">{{cite web|URL=https://youtube.com/channel/UCUKMwyc8Rz8Blh8E2y8caXg|title=Sucharita Tyagi|publisher=Sucharita Tyagi|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=19 April 2020}}</ref> Tyagi also began writing for other online media portals; her film reviews and feature articles on film-related subjects have since appeared in such publications as the ''Verve'' magazine, ''The Cherry Picks'', and ''The Weather Channel''.<ref name="tcp"/><ref name="verve">{{cite web|url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/fashion-and-beauty/spunky-film-critic-sucharita-tyagi-models-the-seasons-standout-styles|title=Style, Trends| website=Verve|last=Banerjee|first=Rushmika|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref><ref name="twc">{{cite web|url=https://weather.com/en-IN/india/bios/news/2019-01-28-sucharita-tyagi|title=Sucharita Tyagi|website=The Weather Channel|date=28 January 2019|access-date=18 April 2020}}</ref> She participated in a television debates on [[cancel culture]] on [[NDTV]] and collaborated with ''The Quint'' for a video production on sexist online trolls.<ref>{{cite web|URL=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/india-debates/cancel-culture-began-as-hyperbole-with-no-real-life-impact-film-critic-sucharita-tyagi-564381#vod-related|title=Cancel Culture Began As Hyperbole, With No Real Life Impact: Film Critic Sucharita Tyagi|website=NDTV|date=24 October 2020|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|URL=https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=S1ak8vDVeB0&feature=youtu.be|title=Sucharita Tyagi Reacts to Sexist Quarantine Memes |website=The Quint|date=20 April 2020|via=[[YouTube]]|access-date=4 June 2021}}</ref>


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Sucharita Tyagi
Tyagi in 2019
Born
New Delhi, India
EducationSt. Xavier's College, Mumbai
Occupations
  • Film critic
  • radio jockey
  • video content creator

Sucharita Tyagi is an Indian writer, film critic, video content creator and former radio jockey. She began her career by hosting radio programming in New Delhi, and later gained wider recognition as a creator of web content and YouTube videos for film review platforms.

Born and brought up in New Delhi, India, Tyagi aspired to work in broadcast media from a young age. She found work as a radio jockey at the Delhi-based station Red FM, and later moved to Mumbai, where she gained wider recognition for her work on Radio City. Tyagi transition into web content in the year 2015 when she began recoding YouTube videos for the film review platform, Film Companion. She expanded her career into writing and hosting with a segment entitled "Not a Movie Review", which became popular with the younger audiences of the channel.

Tyagi has since recorded weekly review videos for Film Companion, a select few of which were complied for a web series that was released on Disney+ Hotstar in 2020. In the same year, she started her own YouTube channel for publishing film reviews. Tyagi also writes film reviews for other online portals and was appointed as a member of Film Critics Guild in 2018. She made her acting debut with the 2019 short film Lutf.

Early life

Sucharita Tyagi was born in New Delhi, India. She spent her childhood in Rohini, a residential district in northwestern part of the Delhi.[1][2] She was drawn to radio as a child, and would record mock radio programmes growing up. Tyagi attended Modern School, Barakhamba Road and graduate with a major in science.[1] Tyagi's parents wanted her to enroll at a technical college after completing high school, but she instead chose to pursue a career in the performing arts.[2]

Career

Career beginnings and work as radio jockey (2007–14)

After graduating with a degree in Communications Studies and Journalism from the Indraprastha University, Tyagi began working as a voice over artist in New Delhi.[1] At the age of 19 she successfully auditioned for a job as a radio jockey at a Delhi-based FM channel.[3] She worked at the Delhi stations of such channels as Red FM and Big FM, before moving to Mumbai, Maharashtra in 2010 to pursue post graduate education and further her career as a radio station host.[4]

I studied medicine till high school [but] shifted my talents to communications studies for a Bachelor’s Degree, and that is when I fell in love with broadcast media. I [...] started Radio two years after that, in 2007. Since then, it’s been a tumultuous way forward. I’ve worked with some of the top most Radio brands in India, and have loved every bit of it. - Tyagi, on choosing a career as kn radio.[1]

Tyagi enrolled in a filmmaking course at the St. Xavier's College, Mumbai and simultaneously began working as programme host for the Mumbai-based FM station Radio City.[1][4] She hosted the popular programme Freedom Live, which was aimed at promoting Indian independent music and featured music from artists and bands performing songs in various regional languages.[4] The show was noted for its emphasis on lesser known artists and music, which was a marked shift from the pop music and Bollywood songs that dominated the network's programming.[4] Tyagi soon began working as a producer with Radio City, while continuing to work as a primetime host for the channel.[4][5]

During her time with the channel, Tyagi was vocal about the struggles of promoting a niche channel on the medium of radio in India. Talking to Akhil Sood of the Sunday Guardian about the creative overhaul of Hit 95FM, a Delhi-based English radio channel often associated with promoting experimental music, she said that it was a difficult task to get the viewers to tune in to a channel playing a genre of music that was very different from the regular Bollywood tracks. She expressed her disappointment with the rechristening of the channel to promote Bollywood music, saying: "A lot of people will be sad; it makes me sad."[4]

Tyagi soon began hosting Mumbai Masala in the morning slot for Radio City and gained wider recognition for her work as a radio station host.[6] She received attention for a starting a fundraiser to help Nikita Shukla—a visually impaired law student; the story was picked up by several media outlets.[7][8][9] Tyagi, having met Shukla during a talent hunt, used her social media presence and her radio talk show to appeal to the local community to raise money to meet Shukla's college expenses. The campaign was widely shared and received attention from films actors and politicians based in Mumbai, who inturn helped in raising the money.[10]

Wider recognition with YouTube career (2015–present)

Tyagi continued to work with Radio City until 2017, hosting Mumbai Masala; she interviewed various Bollywood and regional artists—including Amitabh Bachchan, AR Rahman, Farhan Akhtar, Sunny Deol, Vidya Balan, and Ranbir Kapoor–during her time on the show, but a significant turning point came in her career when she met film critic Anupama Chopra at the 2015 Mumbai Film Festival.[1][11] Chopra, who also ran a film review website Film Companion, was at the time looking to expand the team for the publication's YouTube channel. Tyagi signed up for the same and began sending in her scripts for film reviews to be recorded for the channel.[5]

When I mailed the first ever review to production, in the subject I wrote, "Not a Movie Review", and so we decided to call it that! [In my reviews], I simply say what a movie makes me feel, because that is how cinema should be appreciated." - Tyagi, on the title of her series and her style of writing film reviews.[12]

Tyagi's first review video was released on Film Companion's YouTube channel in September 2015 under the title of "Not a Movie Review".[13] Upon release, the series became an instant hit and has since developed a strong following, especially with younger audiences.[14][15] She talked about the process that went into the making of each episode in an interview with Vox talks: "After watching the film, I note down all the points that I want to talk about. I structure that into a script, pepper it with some jokes [and the] edit is fully taken care of by the Film Companion edit team."[15]

Tyagi was appointed as a member of the Film Critics Guild, one of India's first film critics association[14] as she continued to record weekly reviews for the "Not a Movie Review" series, which has since crossed over 200 episodes on YouTube. The most viewed episode of the series was released on 21 June 2019 and has been watched by over 1.4 million people.[16] The episode featured a review for the Sandeep Reddy Vanga's Kabir Singh and was hailed in media outlets for calling out the film's misogynistic treatment of its lead character and glamorising toxic masculinity.[3][17]

Tyagi made her film acting debut with a supporting role in the 2019 short film Lutf, co-starring Mona Singh and Vinay Pathak. The film, which follows the life a woman suffering from pagotophobia, or the fear of ice cream, was on released on Sony Liv on 10 October 2019, coinciding with the World Mental Health Day.[18] A select few of episodes of "Not a Movie Review" were later compiled and released as a web series on Disney+ Hotstar under the same title in March 2020.[19] Later that year, Tyagi played herself in Vikramaditya Motwane's black comedy, AK vs AK; also starring Anurag Kashyap and Anil Kapoor as fictionalised versions of themselves, the production utilises a film-within-a-film narrative. AK vs AK was released on Netflix on 20 December to positive response from critics.[20]

Also in 2020, Tyagi launched her own clothing line in partnership with online retailer KadakMerch[21] and started her own YouTube channel, where she posts weekly film reviews under the title "Ghar Se Movie Review".[22] Tyagi also began writing for other online media portals; her film reviews and feature articles on film-related subjects have since appeared in such publications as the Verve magazine, The Cherry Picks, and The Weather Channel.[14][23][24] She participated in a television debates on cancel culture on NDTV and collaborated with The Quint for a video production on sexist online trolls.[25][26]

Filmography

Film
Year Title Role Notes
2019 Lutf Pari Short Film
2020 AK vs AK Herself
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2020 Not a Movie Review Herself Web series; 63 episodes

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Interview, Sucharita Tyagi". Gradatory.in. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Interview Portal.
  2. ^ a b "Interview, Sucharita Tyagi". DTU Times. Delhi Technological University. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b Kurain, Anila (22 March 2020). "Feminist voice in a male world". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f Sood, Akhil (31 January 2015). "Bollywood killed the radio star: long live the radio star". Sunday Guardian. Retrieved 17 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b "A Conversation with Sucharita Tyagi of Film Companion and Radio City". The Bollywood Project. 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via Spotify.
  6. ^ "Laugh Out Loud with RJ Sucharita Tyagi". Radio City. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  7. ^ Naithani, Guara (17 May 2017). "A Heart-Warming Tale Of How An RJ Got Mumbai To Fund A Blind Girl's Education". Scoopwhoop. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  8. ^ "Win for humanity: Strangers come forward to help blind girl who chose education over family". India Today. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  9. ^ "India Positive: Blind girl abandoned by parents, helped by RJ and strangers". Economic Times. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  10. ^ "Inspiring! This RJ and Mumbaikars helped to raise money for a visually impaired law student". The Indian Express. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Ep. 61: Not 'Just' A Film Critic". Advertising is dead. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via IVM podcast.
  12. ^ "How not to review a movie!". School Live. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  13. ^ "Welcome Back Not a Film Review, Sucharita Tyagi, Film Companion". Film Companion. 4 September 2015. Retrieved 17 April 2020 – via YouTube.
  14. ^ a b c "Sucharita Tyagi". The Cherry Picks. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  15. ^ a b Vadlapati, Rajashekar (14 September 2019). "VoxTalks With Sucharita Tyagi : 'You Become A Film Critic, Because You Love Movies'". Vox Space. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  16. ^ "Kabir Singh Not a Movie Review, Shahid Kapoor, Kiara Advani, Film Companion". Film Companion. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020 – via YouTube.
  17. ^ "Do Reviews Matter? Rajeev Masand, Sucharita Tyagi, Ankur Pathak, Podcast, Bollywood Uncovered". BBC. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 3 June 2021 – via YouTube.
  18. ^ "Mona Singh, Vinay Pathaks Lutf to focus on mental health". Outlook. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  19. ^ "Not A Movie Review with Sucharita Tyagi". Disney+ Hotstar. 12 March 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  20. ^ "AK vs AK". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  21. ^ "Sucharita Tyagi". KadakMerch. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  22. ^ "Sucharita Tyagi". Sucharita Tyagi. Retrieved 19 April 2020 – via YouTube.
  23. ^ Banerjee, Rushmika. "Style, Trends". Verve. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  24. ^ "Sucharita Tyagi". The Weather Channel. 28 January 2019. Retrieved 18 April 2020.
  25. ^ "Cancel Culture Began As Hyperbole, With No Real Life Impact: Film Critic Sucharita Tyagi". NDTV. 24 October 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
  26. ^ "Sucharita Tyagi Reacts to Sexist Quarantine Memes". The Quint. 20 April 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2021 – via YouTube.
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