Prathyush Parasuraman is a cultural critic and writer with words in The Hollywood Reporter India, Film Companion, The Hindu, Verve, Firstpost and News9. He writes “Counter Culture,” a column in Frontline magazine, on cinema, literature and the broader zeitgeist. He is also the guest curator for Cinema House, a weekly film programme at the G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture. His book, On Beauty: The Cinema of Sanjay Leela Bhansali, was published by Penguin Random House India in 2024.