B. K. Karanjia

B. K. Karanjia

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B. K. Karanjia Profile

  • Name:
  • B. K. Karanjia
  • Other Name:
  • Burjor Khurshedji Karanjia
  • Born:
  • December 21, 1919
  • Died:
  • June 25, 2012

B. K. Karanjia Biography

B. K. Karanjia, popularly called BK was a renowned film journalist, editor and former chairman of National Films Development Corporation (NFDC). He served as the editor of prestigious Filmfare Magazine for long 18 years and then Screen Magazine for next 10 years. He passed away on 25 June 2012 aged 92. R. K. Karanjia, a noted investigative journalist and founder, Blitz is his sibling. Film Pestonjee was based on his life.

 

Karanjia was born and brought up in a Parsi family in Quetta, now in Pakistan. Following Partition in 1947, his family shifted to Mumbai, then called Bombay. It was during his college days in Wilson College, Mumbai he grew interest in films. He happened to attend a study tour to the prestigious Bombay Talkies studio in Malad during that time and was attracted by the film shooting. He passed Indian Civil Services in 1943 and joined civil service. However his lack of interest in the job prompted him to quit the civil services. Very soon he joined as a literary assistant for an organization and decided to take journalism as his career.

 

Briefly working with Godrej Group as publicity manager, he joined Filmfare, where he worked as editor for long 18 years. He witnessed Filmfare becoming the leading film magazine of the country and played a significant role in reporting scandals and news associated with glamorous Bollywood. Later he worked with Screen magazine for 10 years. He started two film magazines, Cine Voice and Movie Times, but ended up with loses. He wrote several books and biographies of Indian Film fraternity. ‘Counting My Blessings‘ is his noted biography. He was the founder Film Finance Corporation, which later became the NFDC and he served as its chairman.

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Updated: November 11, 2015

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