I’m Atikh Rashid, a journalist, editor, and film writer based in Dublin, Ireland.

For more than thirteen years, I worked with The Indian Express and indianexpress.com in Pune, India, where I reported and edited stories across print and digital platforms.

Alongside award-winning public-interest journalism, I developed a sustained interest in cinema and wrote extensively on Indian film history, audiovisual heritage, film preservation, independent filmmaking, film festivals, and the changing landscape of film culture.I have interviewed filmmakers, reviewed films, and reported on the efforts to preserve and restore India’s cinematic heritage.

I grew up in the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, an area with few pathways into film culture or the arts. My journey into cinema therefore took an indirect route—through journalism, historical research, archives, and eventually formal study. That experience continues to shape the way I think about films: not simply as works of entertainment, but as historical documents, artistic expressions, and cultural memory.

This website brings together those different strands of my work. Alongside selected examples of my journalism, you will find essays on cinema, film history, audiovisual heritage, and media culture.