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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.

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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

Director:Kayoze Irani
Cast:Ibrahim Ali Khan, Kajol, Prithviraj Sukumaran, Jitendra Joshi, Mihir Ahuja, Boman Irani, Rajesh Sharma, Rohed Khan, Abdul Quadir Amin, Tara Sharma

Saiyaara

Romance, Drama (Hindi)

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

Sat, July 19 2025

Director:Mohit Suri
Cast:Ahaan Panday, Aneet Padda, Varun Badola, Alam Khan, Geeta Agrawal Sharma, Rajesh Kumar, Shaad Randhawa, Sid Makkar, Shaan Groverr

Aap Jaisa Koi

Romance, Comedy (Hindi)

An unconventional love story between two very different personalities

Sat, July 12 2025

Director:Vivek Soni
Cast:R. Madhavan, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Namit Das, Manish Chaudhary, Ayesha Raza Mishra, Anubha Fatehpuria, Kumar Kanchan Ghosh, Shashie Vermaa, Karan Wahi
Writer:Radhika Anand, Jehan Handa

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

Director:Santosh Singh
Cast:Vikrant Massey, Shanaya Kapoor, Zain Khan Durrani, Saanand Verma
Writer:Mansi Bagla

Kaalidhar Laapata

Comedy, Drama (Hindi)

The film offers hope and showcases the quiet power of second chances

Sat, July 5 2025

Director:Madhumita
Cast:Abhishek Bachchan, Mohammed Zeeshan Ayyub, Daivik Baghela, Vishwanath Chatterjee, Priyank Tiwari
Writer:Madhumita, Amitosh Nagpal

Metro... in Dino

Drama, Romance, Comedy (Hindi)

A mixed bag that veers between being delightful and drab

Fri, July 4 2025

Director:Anurag Basu
Cast:Anupam Kher, Neena Gupta, Pankaj Tripathi, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aditya Roy Kapur, Sara Ali Khan, Ali Fazal, Fatima Sana Shaikh, Saswata Chatterjee, Veerendra Saxena

Maa

Horror (Hindi)

Promising Premise, Faltering Execution

Fri, June 27 2025

Director:Vishal Furia
Cast:Kajol, Ronit Roy, Indraneil Sengupta, Jitin Gulati, Kherin Sharma, Gopal Singh, Dibyendu Bhattacharya, Aashit Chatterjee, Vibha Rani, Yaaneea Bhardwaj

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

Director:R. S. Prasanna
Cast:Aamir Khan, Genelia D'Souza, Karim Hajee, Krishiv Jindal, Amit Varma, Aroush Datta, Gopi Krishna Varma, Samvit Desai, Vedant Sharma, Ayush Bhansali

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