Anupama Chopra

Jan 22, 2025 | hollywoodreporter.com | Anupama Chopra

Some things are a given in a S. Shankar film. First, there will be a social message, usually against corruption. His heroes are often murderous vigilantes doling out death sentences to greedy politicians, officials and businessmen. Second, there will be ostentatious musical set pieces — this is the director who has previously taken us to Macchu Picchu, the Great Wall of China and the Leaning Tower of Pisa via songs. And third, there will be spectacle.

Nov 11, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anupama Chopra

Scale is everything in Singham Again. The Hindi-language action film has eight stars, six screenwriters and three additional scribes who worked on dialogue, including director Rohit Shetty. The hardware on display is similarly expansive — there are battleships, helicopters, dozens of cars that get blown up and smashed. And weapons both large and small — missiles, guns, machetes.

Nov 5, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anupama Chopra

The kindest thing that can be said about Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3 is that it’s unpredictable. There is little in it to prepare you for a climactic twist which is, in equal measure, audacious and ridiculous. While well-intentioned, it’s staged so clumsily that it fails to evoke the required empathy. But I will say — I did not see it coming. Otherwise, we are back in familiar territory.

Oct 28, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anupama Chopra

Do Patti (Two Cards) is a film with an identity crisis, in that neither director Shashanka Chaturvedi nor writer/co-producer Kanika Dhillon seem to be entirely sure of its primary instinct. Is it a twisted tale of identical twins, one good and one bad? Or is it one more hill station mystery? (For some reason, streaming platforms seem enamored with these — think of Netflix’s Aranyak or Mrs. Serial Killer, Voot’s Candy or ZEE5’s Rautu Ka Raaz.

Oct 17, 2024 | yahoo.com | Anupama Chopra

Jigra (which means both heart and courage) is, in equal parts, gutting and emotional but also far-fetched and logic-free. Director and co-writer Vasan Bala creates a jailbreak movie that tries to find the sweet spot between moving sibling drama, thrilling action and breathless suspense, and although he doesn’t hit all the marks, lead actor and co-producer Alia Bhatt reconfirms that she is a formidable talent.