
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
Aap Jaisa Koi
Romance, Comedy (Hindi)
An unconventional love story between two very different personalities
Sat, July 12 2025
Aankhon Ki Gustaakhiyan
Drama, Romance (Hindi)
Attempts to recreate the magic of old-school romantic films but struggles with an implausible screenplay
Sat, July 12 2025
Kaalidhar Laapata
Comedy, Drama (Hindi)
The film offers hope and showcases the quiet power of second chances
Sat, July 5 2025
Metro... in Dino
Drama, Romance, Comedy (Hindi)
A mixed bag that veers between being delightful and drab
Fri, July 4 2025
Sitaare Zameen Par
Comedy, Drama (Hindi)
An "overdose of sweetness" that may nudge audiences to reconsider their definitions of normal, even if it lacks the soul-shattering finesse of the original "Taare Zameen Par."
Sat, June 21 2025
Thudarum
Drama (Malayalam)
Works because it's essentially Mohanlal creating his own subgenre
Thu, June 12 2025
Stolen
Drama, Thriller (Hindi)
Explores the collision between two Indias - rich and poor, rural and urban, privileged and powerless
Fri, June 6 2025
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