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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

Bad Girl

Romance, Drama (Tamil)

A refreshingly honest portrait of a regular girl's messy, relatable journey

Sat, September 6 2025

Param Sundari

Romance, Drama, Comedy (Hindi)

A romantic, comedic entertainer with lessons about technology and soulmates that doesn't land effectively

Fri, August 29 2025

War 2

Action, Adventure, Thriller (Hindi)

Star-studded, glossy, and expensive production values fail to deliver the adrenaline high of its predecessor.

Thu, August 14 2025

Dhadak 2

Romance, Drama (Hindi)

Puts caste center stage, but much is lost in translation from the searing original'

Sat, August 2 2025

Ronth

Crime, Drama (Malayalam)

A devastating narrative of what it takes to be a policeman in India.

Sun, July 27 2025

Sarzameen

Drama, Thriller (Hindi)

The film had potential, but fails to deliver the sparkle and delight found in other recent releases.

Fri, July 25 2025

Saiyaara

Romance, Drama (Hindi)

An aching love story that dials the emotion high with a few weaker plot points

Sat, July 19 2025

Aap Jaisa Koi

Romance, Comedy (Hindi)

An unconventional love story between two very different personalities

Sat, July 12 2025

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