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Anupama Chopra Reviews

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Anupama Chopra, founder & editor of Film Companion, is a film critic, television anchor and book author. She has been writing about Bollywood since 1993. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Hindustan Times, The Los Angeles Times and Vogue (India).

Here you can find all of her reviews for movies from across the globe.

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Episodes

79: War | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Hrithik Roshan | Tiger Shroff

In #War (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23War) , director #SiddharthAnand (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23SiddharthAnand) gets a chance to make a film with two of Hindi cinema’s best action heroes #HrithikRoshan (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23HrithikRoshan) and #TigerShroff (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23TigerShroff) but mercifully, he backs the propulsive action with a story. Listen to #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/re...

Oct 03, 20195 min

78: Chhichhore Movie Review By Anupama Chopra | Sushant | Shraddha | Nitesh Tiwari | Film Companion

Despite the obvious bumps, what keeps #Chhichhore (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Chhichhore) afloat is the sincerity in its messaging, the characters and the performances. Here’s what #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AnupamaChopra) thinks of the film directed by #NiteshTiwari (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23NiteshTiwari) starring #SushantSinghRajput (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23SushantSinghRajput) , #ShraddhaKa...

Sep 06, 20197 min

77: Saaho Movie Review By Anupama Chopra | Prabhas | Shraddha Kapoor | Film Companion

What did #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AnupamaChopra) think of the #Prabhas (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Prabhas) and #ShraddhaKapoor (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23ShraddhaKapoor) starrer #Saaho (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Saaho) ? Watch her review here and leave your comments in the section below.

Aug 30, 20196 min

76: Yomeddine | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | A. B. Shawky

#Yomeddine (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Yomeddine) is an Egyptian film about a man afflicted with leprosy. But isn’t just a film about leprosy. It features an actor, #RadyGamal (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23RadyGamal) , who has the condition. It’s heartbreaking. But Gamal and the director A. B. Shawky don’t want your pity. Instead with gentleness and humor, they persuade you to look beyond the obvious. Listen #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?...

Aug 23, 20196 min

73: Jabariya Jodi | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Parineeti Chopra | Sidharth Malhotra

#JabariyaJodi (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23JabariyaJodi) is over-plotted – characters keep getting married, kidnapped, nearly married and separated. #Sidharth (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Sidharth) and #Parineeti (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Parineeti) ’s bogus accents, body language and demeanor don’t allow them to blend into this small-town story. Here's Anupama Chopra's review.

Aug 09, 20198 min

72: Ash Is Purest White | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

Ash Is Purest White is the first Jia Zhangke film to release theatrically in India. First, let’s just take a moment to celebrate that. The Chinese director is one of the world’s most acclaimed storytellers. #MartinScorsese (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23MartinScorsese) described his cinema as ‘the finest, toughest, most vitally alive work in modern moviemaking.’ Jia Zhangke’s films are a precise record of the sweeping social and economic forces that have shaped China in the las...

Aug 02, 20196 min

72: Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

Jaw-dropping action, cool one-liners and the industrial-strength charisma of #DwayneJohnson (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23DwayneJohnson) and #JasonStatham (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23JasonStatham) . Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw proves that these ingredients are enough to make a reasonably entertaining movie. Watch the movie review by #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AnupamaChopra) to know more.

Aug 02, 20196 min

71: Khandaani Shafakhana | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Sonakshi Sinha | Badshah

#KhandaaniShafakhana wants to deliver a serious message about the importance of being open about sex – so entire scenes play out like public service announcements, in which characters espouse the cause. The film puts too much pressure on #SonakshiSinha. She is in almost every frame of the film. We see her in close-up – literally and figuratively. Here's Anupama Chopra's review.

Aug 02, 20195 min

69: Judgementall Hai Kya | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Kangana Ranaut | Rajkummar Rao

#KanganaRanaut (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23KanganaRanaut) and #RajkummarRao (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23RajkummarRao) unite yet again with #JudgementallHaiKya (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23JudgementallHaiKya) . Like the film's protagonist Bobby, the film can be exhausting. But like her, it’s also a true blue original. Here's Anupama Chopra's review.

Jul 26, 20197 min

68: The Lion King | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Shahrukh Khan | Aryan Khan

#TheLionKing is visually stunning. Director Jon Favreau said that the attempt was to make an animated film feel like a live-action film. #ShahRukh and #Aryan are well cast. Shah Rukh’s voice of course has a wonderful familiarity. Aryan’s voice is introduced when Simba grows up and he sounds so much like his father. Listen to the review by #AnupamaChopra to know more.

Jul 19, 20197 min

67: Super 30 | Bollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Hrithik Roshan | Vikas Bahl

#Super30 (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Super30) is the ultimate underdog story, starring #HrithikRoshan (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23HrithikRoshan) , #PankajTripathi (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23PankajTripathi) , Mrunal Thakur, directed by #VikasBahl (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23VikasBahl) . There is drama, emotion, tragedy, struggle, good intentions and a necessary social message. Watch the review by #AnupamaChopra (...

Jul 12, 20195 min

66: Shoplifters | Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Hirokazu Kore-eda

Hirokazu Kore-eda’s #Shoplifters is a profound, deeply moving meditation on this question. The film won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 2018 and was Japan’s official entry to the #Oscars. Listen to #AnupamaChopra's review of the film.

Jul 05, 20195 min

65: Spider-Man: Far From Home | Hollywood Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Tom Holland | Jon Watts

Spider-Man: Far From Home is a superhero film based on Marvel Comic's character #Spiderman (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Spiderman) . It is the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017) and the twenty-third film in the #Marvel (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Marvel) Cinematic Universe (MCU). The film is directed by Jon Watts, written by Chris McKenna and Erik Sommers, and stars #TomHolland (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23TomHolland) as Peter Par...

Jul 05, 20195 min

55: RAW - Romeo Akbar Walter Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Robbie Grewal | John Abraham

RAW stands for Romeo Akbar Walter – three names of the same man, played by John Abraham. John’s most successful films put to good use his overpowering physicality – shoulders that stretch for miles and biceps that seem to burst out of sleeves. The opening sequence landed a solid punch and my hopes were raised. This material had the potential to be a suspenseful espionage drama.

Apr 05, 20196 min

54: Gone Kesh Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Qasim Khallow | Shweta Tripathi

Hair might mostly be made up of dead cells but it is such an essential part of our vanity that this is a horror we can’t imagine. Which is why hair loss is a multi-billion dollar industry around the globe. And why the story of Enakshi, a young bald girl in Siliguri, instantly grabs you. #gonekesh #shwetatripathi #qasimkhallow

Mar 29, 20194 min

53: Junglee Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Chuck Russell | Vidyut Jammwal

Junglee is an eco-message film that begins with the famous quote by Thomas Schmidt – No one in the world needs an elephant tusk but an elephant. The intentions and sentiments are admirable. The narrative is mostly designed to serve Vidyut. The actor has an impressive physique and Chuck creates ample scenes to showcase it. Undoubtedly, Vidyut carries off the action sequences, which he also helped create, with conviction. #Junglee #ChuckRussell #VidyutJammwal

Mar 29, 20196 min

52: Kesari Movie Review by Anupama Chopra | Anurag Singh | Akshay Kumar

Kesari is a story so astounding that if it wasn’t true, you would never believe it. In September 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th Sikh regiment of the British army fought valiantly against more than 10,000 Afghans. Using single-loading rifles, they kept the enemy at bay for hours ensuring that they didn’t succeed in their plan to take over two key British forts in the North West Frontier Province. The Battle of Saragarhi is known as one of the greatest last stands in military history. Kesari’s main...

Mar 21, 20197 min
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