Vinod Anupam is a film and art critic, awarded the National Film Award for Best Film Critic (2002). He has served as a jury member for the National Film Awards and Indian Panorama, and as a member of the Innovation Committee, National Museum of Indian Cinema. A former Secretary of the Bihar Sangeet Natak Akademi, he holds a Master’s in Hindi and a Film Appreciation diploma from FTII, Pune. His awards include the State Award for Best Youth Writer (1988). Anupam has edited Bihar ke 100 Ratn and Bihar Vihar, and regularly contributes columns to leading publications.