Rommel Rodrigues

Rommel Rodrigues
Occupation(s)Journalist, author, screenwriter, film director, and producer

Rommel Rodrigues is an Indian author, film director, screenwriter and producer based out of Mumbai. He has worked in several Indian newspapers, writing on crime, business, politics and current affairs for over two and a half decades and was accredited by the Maharashtra Government for nearly 10 years. He's a columnist and presently the editor of SEZ Times.

Rommel has authored several books, including critically acclaimed bestsellers like Kasab: The Face of 26/11[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8] detailing the 2008 Mumbai attacks, published by Penguin Books and Everything You Wanted to Know About Business & Economics, by CNBC Bestsellers18.[9][10] His latest book is titled, Illusion of Justice - 18-Steps Program to Overhaul the Indian Judicial System, published by Thomson Reuters, and covers the problems faced by the Indian judicial system.

Rommel has also edited several books including The Market Mafia : Chronicle of India’s High-Tech Stock Market Scandal & The Cabal That Went Scot-Free by journalist Palak Shah which exposes the role of several people who perpetrated a multi-crore scandal in the largest exchange of the country and the apathy of the regulator.[11][12]

Rommel is the Writer and associate director of Ram Gopal Varma's film The Attacks of 26/11 which was released in 2013 to very positive reviews.[13][14][15]

Rommel Rodrigues produced and directed the commercially released Marathi film Gurukul based on his own script.[16] [17][18] Rommel is producing and directing another Marathi film tentatively titled Ashprushya.

  1. ^ Ziya Us Salam (23 November 2012). "Between Covers - Rommel Rodrigues". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  2. ^ Pamela Raghunath (21 April 2011). "Special prosecutor praises book on surviving Mumbai attacks gunman". Gulf News. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  3. ^ Fernandez, Fiona (2 January 2011). "The Face of Terror Unveiled". Mid-Day. Archived from the original on 13 November 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  4. ^ Anit Mukherjee (5 February 2011). "The Terror Of Footnotes". Tehelka. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  5. ^ Ziya Us Salam (23 November 2012). "Between Covers". The Hindu. Retrieved 23 November 2012.
  6. ^ Mohan Ramamoorthy (2 January 2011). "The Kasab story in three parts". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  7. ^ The Afternoon (22 February 2011). "The Terror Tracker". Afternoon. Retrieved 22 February 2011.
  8. ^ Hemal Ashar (21 April 2011). "Kasab is no misguided youth but dreaded killer". Mid Day. Retrieved 21 April 2011.
  9. ^ Flipkart (21 May 2014). "Books by Rommel Rodrigues". flipkart.com. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
  10. ^ "The Top 10 business bestsellers". Business Standard. 17 September 2011. Retrieved 17 September 2011.
  11. ^ PR, Notion Press (28 November 2020). "Notion Press Presents Market Mafia by Palak Shah". Inside Notion Press - Self Publishing Blog. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  12. ^ "Stock market mafia and NSE scandal". The Sunday Guardian Live. 21 November 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2021.
  13. ^ Subhash K Jha (1 March 2013). "The Attacks of 26/11' a stunning wake-up call". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  14. ^ Miss Malini (5 March 2013). "Interview With the Man Who Wrote 'The Face of 26/11'". www.Missmalini.com. Retrieved 5 March 2013.
  15. ^ Showsha (1 March 2013). "Brilliant writing of Rommel Rodrigues". First Post. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Asha croons a lavani". The Times of India. 11 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  17. ^ "Rodrigues aims to promote lavani via his film Gurukul". Business Standard. 20 July 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  18. ^ Shet, Ravi (10 August 2015). "Review: Gurukul".