Anupama Chopra
The Hollywood Reporter India and Chairperson FCG
Anupama Chopra is a film critic, national award-winning book author and journalist. She is the editor of The Hollywood Reporter India, founder of Film Companion Studios and chairperson of the Film Critics Guild. She has covered cinema since 1993 in multiple mediums – print, television and digital. She has worked with India Today, NDTV 24x7, Star World. She has also written about cinema for various international publications including The New York Times and Sight and Sound. Anupama has authored several books, including King of Bollywood - Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema, which was featured on the Editor’s Choice list of the New York Times Sunday book review and translated into German, Indonesian and Polish. Anupama received an M.A. in journalism from Northwestern University.
All reviews by Anupama Chopra
Raid 2
Drama, Crime (Hindi)
The film struggles to recapture the suspenseful cat-and-mouse dynamic that made the 2018 original so compelling
Thu, May 1 2025
Ground Zero
Action, Thriller, War (Hindi)
succeeds in its humanitarian perspective but struggles to balance military heroism with the nuanced portrayal of Kashmir's "fearsome fault lines" and "generational trauma" that continue to this day.
Fri, April 25 2025
Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins
Action, Thriller (Hindi)
This heist film fails to deliver the essential ingredients that make the genre enjoyable.
Fri, April 25 2025
Kesari: Chapter 2
Drama, History (Hindi)
Prioritizes impact over historical authenticity and occasionally lacks persuasive plotting, it intermittently succeeds in telling the riveting story of a man who stood against an empire
Fri, April 18 2025
Jaat
Action, Drama (Hindi)
All the sound and fury ultimately signifies little, as even the mighty "dhai kilo ka haath" needs a more absorbing story.
Fri, April 11 2025
Ponman
Drama (Malayalam)
Ponman avoids sermons, instead crafting a high-stakes drama where “heroes and villains blur.”
Sat, March 29 2025
L2: Empuraan
Action, Crime, Thriller (Malayalam)
Mohanlal’s magnetic presence and the film’s bold strokes make it a flawed but thrilling chapter in this franchise.
Fri, March 28 2025
Crazxy
Thriller (Hindi)
The narrative delves deep into themes of redemption, parental responsibility, and the complexities of human relationships.
Fri, March 21 2025
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