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About Shaurya Thapa
Shaurya Thapa is an Indian freelance journalist who mostly dabbles in writings on cinema, music, and human interest features. When it comes to Screen Rant, he writes detailed fact vs fiction features, ending explainers, and cast guides. Comics, anime, film history, Indian cinema and the horror genre are some of his several areas of expertise.
Apart from writing more than 1000 pieces for Screen Rant, Thapa has also contributed to The AV Club, Dread Central, Metro UK, Screen Daily, TimeOut, CBR, and more. He has also had varied entertainment and culture reporting experience in his home country India. He has served as a Sub-Editor at DailyO, an online publication under the India Today Group.
Industry Focus
With an academic background in both history and journalism, Thapa specialises in writing "True Story" explainers where he gets to fact-check multi-genre films and shows. He is also a dedicated comic book geek with knowledge beyond the binary of Marvel and DC. Star Wars, anime, Indian cinema and the horror genre are some specific domains of Thapa's knowledge.
Favorite Media
With a fascination for "cinema that's so bad that it's good", Thapa is an ardent fan of Tommy Wiseau's The Room and almost all of Ed Wood's filmography. Community, The Sopranos, Attack on Titan, and Atlanta are the most quotable shows for him and much like the rest of the world, he thinks of Tom Hanks as the best human
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