Mumbai Mirror film critic quits

IN Media Watch Briefs | 29/05/2015

The Mumbai Mirror film critic Rahul Desai whose rating for the film Tanu Weds Manu Returns was upgraded by the newspaper in response to what the paper claimed was research and viewer feedback, has now quit, he says on his Facebook page. He writes, "It's not always wise to adapt to changing systems and broken trust. Good run; time to move forward. [T]his verdict is not subject to alteration after research and viewer feedback."

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