Anupama Chopra

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The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s Film Is Narratively Incoherent, Technically Sloppy And Flat-Out Tedious

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019
by Anupama Chopra

Anupam Kher’s portrayal of Dr. Manmohan Singh focuses on an overtly high-pitched voice and an awkward shuffle that comes dangerously close to caricature

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Uri: The Surgical Strike Movie Review – An Unabashed Love Letter To The Indian Army

Posted on January 11, 2019January 11, 2019
by Anupama Chopra

The dance between a realistic terrorist drama and rousing action thriller proves to be too much

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3 min

Mary Poppins Returns Review: The Emily Blunt Starrer Is More Manufactured Than Magical

Posted on January 4, 2019January 4, 2019
by Anupama Chopra

Despite its fantastical, visually popping world, Mary Poppins Returns doesn’t quite achieve lift-off

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6 min

Katrina Kaif On Being Praised For Her Performance In Zero And The Kind Of Films She Would Like To Do

Posted on December 27, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

“I started finding there was so much to explore because most of my choices have been in a particular zone,” the actress says

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6 min

Ranveer Singh On Working With Rohit Shetty And Why Playing Simmba Came Naturally To Him

Posted on December 26, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

The actor on his relationship with the director and the difference between working on the sets of Simmba and Gully Boy

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3 min

Top 5 Hindi Films Of 2018, Ranked

Posted on December 26, 2018December 26, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

Tumbbad, Badhaai Ho, Raazi and more – Anupama Chopra ranks the best films of the year

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Top 5 Worst Hindi Films Of 2018

Posted on December 24, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

The biggest disappointments are the films that have potential but squander it. From Race 3 to Thugs Of Hindostan, these were the worst Hindi films of the year

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4 min

Zero Movie Review: A Bizarre Story That Leaves You Stumped, And Eventually, Sad

Posted on December 21, 2018December 21, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

The characters in Aanand L. Rai’s film starring Shah Rukh Khan, Anushka Sharma and Katrina Kaif are individually interesting but the connective tissue between them is so thin that the narrative starts to wobble precariously

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Boy Erased Movie Review: An Important Film About Prejudice And Hate

Posted on November 15, 2018November 16, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

Adapted from Garrard Conley’s memoir, this film about a teenager forced to undergo gay conversion therapy is both efficient and effective

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Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Pradeep Sarkar’s Portrait Of A Single Mother Rediscovering Herself Is Dated And Shallow

Posted on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

Kajol and Riddhi Sen feature in this story about a middle-aged, middle-class woman who must rediscover herself and find a life outside of her son. It’s a worthy idea but the narration is almost entirely lacking in insight or authenticity

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Helicopter Eela Movie Review: One Of The Most Frustrating, Badly Acted And Boring Hindi Films Of Our Times

Posted on October 12, 2018October 12, 2018
by Rahul Desai

Director Pradeep Sarkar’s film starring Kajol and Riddhi Sen is clueless, boring and unintentionally Oedipal

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Tumbbad Movie Review: Like Nothing You’ve Seen Before In Hindi Cinema

Posted on October 10, 2018October 10, 2018
by Anupama Chopra

Rahi Anil Barve and Adesh Prasad’s mysterious and magical movie is the most visually stunning film I’ve seen since Padmaavat

The Accidental Prime Minister Movie Review: Vijay Ratnakar Gutte’s Film Is Narratively Incoherent, Technically Sloppy And Flat-Out Tedious

Uri: The Surgical Strike Movie Review – An Unabashed Love Letter To The Indian Army

Mary Poppins Returns Review: The Emily Blunt Starrer Is More Manufactured Than Magical

Katrina Kaif On Being Praised For Her Performance In Zero And The Kind Of Films She Would Like To Do

Ranveer Singh On Working With Rohit Shetty And Why Playing Simmba Came Naturally To Him

Top 5 Hindi Films Of 2018, Ranked

Top 5 Worst Hindi Films Of 2018

Zero Movie Review: A Bizarre Story That Leaves You Stumped, And Eventually, Sad

Boy Erased Movie Review: An Important Film About Prejudice And Hate

Helicopter Eela Movie Review: Pradeep Sarkar’s Portrait Of A Single Mother Rediscovering Herself Is Dated And Shallow

Helicopter Eela Movie Review: One Of The Most Frustrating, Badly Acted And Boring Hindi Films Of Our Times

Tumbbad Movie Review: Like Nothing You’ve Seen Before In Hindi Cinema

Soni Movie Review: An Excellently Acted, Nuanced And Unflinching Mirror To Our Times

Glass Movie Review: A Dense But Profoundly Moving Meditation On The Hollywood Superhero Legacy

Shame Short Film Review: A Smartly Designed Short Marred By Its Dominant Tone Of Social Justice

Nagarkirtan Movie Review: Kaushik Ganguly’s Unsentimental, Unsparing Vision Makes This A Must-Watch

Vijay Superum Pournamiyum Movie Review: A Fairly Engaging Remake

Glass Movie Review: A Dense But Profoundly Moving Meditation On The Hollywood Superhero Legacy

Shame Short Film Review: A Smartly Designed Short Marred By Its Dominant Tone Of Social Justice

Soni Movie Review: An Excellently Acted, Nuanced And Unflinching Mirror To Our Times

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