Anupama Chopra
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Anupama Chopra (née Chandra) is an Indian author, journalist and film critic who serves as the director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival.[1] She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion, which offers a curated look at cinema. She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a film critic for NDTV,
She is the festival director of Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image.[4]
Early life and background
Born as Anupama Chandra in Calcutta, India to Chandra Prasad family, she has also lived in
Later, Chopra earned her MA in journalism from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She won the Harrington Award for "academic excellence and promise for success in the field of magazine journalism" while at Medill. She later said, "Film journalism was untouchable at the time. Everybody was ashamed and nobody wanted to admit that I worked for movies."[5]
Career
After her education, Chopra started her career as a film journalist and critic and over the years has written several books of films, especially Hindi cinema. She has written about the Hindi film industry since 1993 and has explored cinema in several mediums – print, television and digital. Her first book
Chopra's 2011 book First Day First Show: Writings from the Bollywood Trenches, is a compilation of her articles on Hindi cinema over two decades, published by Penguin India.[7]
Chopra's work has been published in
Chopra hosted film review show, Picture This on
In November 2014, Chopra replaced
Film Companion
In July 2014, Chopra founded the website Film Companion as a pan-India platform for entertainment journalism. The platform carries reviews, interviews, features and masterclasses around cinema, television and web series. Chopra, Rahul Desai, Sucharita Tyagi and Pratayush Parasuraman write for the platform.[16][17][18][19] Baradwaj Rangan also wrote for many years before leaving on 15 March 2022.[20]
Awards
Personal life
Chopra is married to Vidhu Vinod Chopra, a Hindi Film producer and director.[5][21] Her daughter Zuni Chopra (born 2001/2002) is author of three books, including a novel and two books in poetry.[22] Her son Agni Dev Chopra is an aspiring cricketer.[23]
Bibliography
- ISBN 014029970X.
- ISBN 0851709575.
- ISBN 0446508985.
- First Day First Show: Writings from the Bollywood Trenches. Penguin Books India, 2011. ISBN 0143065947.
- Freeze Frames. Om Books, 2013. ISBN 9381607117.
- 100 Films to See before You Die. BCCL, New Delhi, 2013. ISBN 9382299351.
- The Front Row: Conversation on Cinema. HarperCollins Publishers India, 2015. ISBN 9789351770015.
- In Conversation with the Stars. Rupa Publications, 2019. ISBN 9789353335182
References
- ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image – Site". mumbaifilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
- ^ Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films, NDTV Archived 3 May 2010 at the Wayback Machine NDTV website.
- ^ Chopra, Anupama (2 March 2012). "Anupama Chopra's review: Paan Singh Tomar". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012. Retrieved 6 March 2012.
Starting today, Anupama Chopra becomes Hindustan Times' film critic.
- ^ "Mumbai Academy of Moving Image – Trustees Site". www.mumbaifilmfestival.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b c d Ramnath, Nandini. "Home truths Anupama Chopra". Time Out Mumbai. Retrieved 6 March 2012.[dead link]
- ^ a b "48th National Film Awards" (PDF). Directorate of Film Festivals. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2013.
- ^ Results for 'au:Anupama Chopra' books Archived 28 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine WorldCat.org.
- ^ a b Rajyasree Sen (30 April 2012). "The Front Row with Anupama Chopra is the reel thing". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "The Front Row with Anupama Chopra". STAR World. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "The Front Row with Anupama Chopra". STAR Tv India. Archived from the original on 27 July 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- The Tribune. 26 January 2014. Archivedfrom the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ ""I am not a film snob" – Anupama Chopra". Cine Blitz. August 2013. Archived from the original on 10 August 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- ^ "Film Companion in Anupama (Land)". Book My Show. August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2016.
- ^ "MAMI has a new chairperson". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 6 December 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Anupama Chopra on Balancing Life as a Critic and Festival Director". The Quint. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Film Companion brings together experts and enters the education industry". Indian Television Dot Com. 18 June 2020. Archived from the original on 13 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
- ^ Maneck, Ankita (5 October 2016). "Jio Mami Mumbai Film Festival: Anupama Chopra on what to expect from its 18th edition". Firstpost. Archived from the original on 28 August 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ "Jio MAMI 19th Mumbai Film Festival with Star". Koimoi. 14 April 2017. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ "MAMI With PVR Cinemas Hosted FELICITE's Premiere". Koimoi. 27 April 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
- ^ Baradwaj Rangan [@baradwajrangan] (15 March 2022). "Goodbye, @fcompanionsouth !" (Tweet). Retrieved 18 March 2022 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Sleeping with the Enemy". OPEN. 8 May 2010. Archived from the original on 18 October 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
- from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.
- ^ "Agni Chopra, Son Of '12th Fail' Director, Slams 258 Runs On Ranji Trophy Debut". English Jagran. 10 January 2024. Archived from the original on 20 January 2024. Retrieved 20 January 2024.