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
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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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