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'''Anupama Chopra''' (born 23 February 1967) is an Indian author, journalist, film critic and director of the [[Mumbai Academy of the Moving Image|MAMI Mumbai Film Festival]].<ref name="Mami"> [http://www.mumbaifilmfestival.com Jio MAMI Film Festival]</ref> She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion which offers a curated look at cinema.<ref>[http://www.filmcompanion.in/ Film Companion]</ref><ref name="FC">[https://www.youtube.com/user/TheFIlmCompanion Film Companion Youtube]</ref> She has written several books on [[Cinema of India|Indian cinema]] and has been a film critic for [[NDTV]], ''[[India Today]]'',<ref>[http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=510 Anupama Chopra, Consulting Editor, Films, NDTV] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100503075144/http://movies.ndtv.com/movie_Review.aspx?id=510 |date=3 May 2010 }} [[NDTV]] website.</ref> as well as the ''[[Hindustan Times]]''. She also hosted a weekly film review show ''The Front Row With Anupama Chopra'', on [[STAR World India|Star World]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Chopra|first=Anupama|title=Anupama Chopra's review: Paan Singh Tomar|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/Entertainment/Reviews/Anupama-Chopra-s-review-Paan-Singh-Tomar/Article1-819886.aspx|access-date=6 March 2012|newspaper=Hindustan Times|date=2 March 2012|quote=Starting today, Anupama Chopra becomes Hindustan Times' film critic.}}</ref> She won the [[48th National Film Awards|2000 National Film Award]] for [[National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema|Best Book on Cinema]] for her first book ''[[Sholay: The Making of a Classic]]''. She presently critiques movies and interviews celebrities for Film Companion.

Chopra hosted film review show, ''Picture This'' on ''[[NDTV]]'' 24X7 news channel.<ref name=post>{{cite web | title = The Front Row with Anupama Chopra is the reel thing |publisher=Firstpost | url = http://www.firstpost.com/bollywood/the-front-row-with-anupama-chopra-is-the-reel-thing-292783.html |author= Rajyasree Sen  |date=30 April 2012| access-date = 27 July 2014 }}</ref> In 2012, she started her weekly review show called ''The Front Row with Anupama Chopra'', on [[STAR World India|Star World]], which ran till June 2014.<ref name=post/><ref>{{cite web | title = The Front Row with Anupama Chopra | publisher = STAR World | url = http://thefrontrow.starworld.in/fullepisodes | access-date = 27 July 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140314060758/http://thefrontrow.starworld.in/fullepisodes | archive-date = 14 March 2014 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title = The Front Row with Anupama Chopra |publisher= STAR Tv India| url = http://www.startv.in/show/the-front-row-with-anupama-chopra/424 | access-date = 27 July 2014 }}</ref>  In 2013, she released two books, ''Freeze Frame'' based on the interviews with film makers and actors on the TV show,<ref>{{cite web | title =A look at what's on celebs' minds|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | url = http://www.tribuneindia.com/2014/20140126/spectrum/book2.htm | date= 26 January 2014|access-date = 27 July 2014 }}</ref> and ''100 Films to See before You Die'' based on her weekly film columns.<ref>{{cite web | title = "I am not a film snob" – Anupama Chopra |magazine=[[Cine Blitz]]| url = http://cineblitz.liveinstyle.com/features/detail/i-am-not-a-film-snob-anupama-chopra1 |date=August 2013| access-date=27 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810143229/http://cineblitz.liveinstyle.com/features/detail/i-am-not-a-film-snob-anupama-chopra1 |archive-date=10 August 2014}}</ref> In 2014, she also did a Hindi show called 'Star Verdict' on Star Plus. Currently she hosts '''Film Companion''' on [[YouTube]] which replaced "The Front Row With Anupama Chopra" where she critiques Hindi Film movies. <ref>{{cite web | title = Film Companion in Anupama (Land) |publisher= Book My Show| url = https://in.bookmyshow.com/entertainment/film-companion-anupama-land/44263 |date=August 2014| access-date=1 January 2016 }}</ref> She has written several books on cinema.  Anupama’s latest book, ''The Front Row: Conversations on Cinema'' published by Harper Collins is a collection of her televised interviews with both Indian Film and Hollywood personalities. She is also actively involved in works related to film festivals happening in India.  

In 2014, Anupama founded Film Companion as a pan-India platform for entertainment journalism. Currently the platform carries reviews, interviews, features and masterclasses around cinema, television and web series. Anupama, [[Baradwaj Rangan]], Rahul Desai, [[Sucharita Tyagi]] and Pratayush Parasuraman writes for the platform. <ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-06-18|title=Film Companion brings together experts and enters the education industry|url=https://www.indiantelevision.com/movies/movies-on-mutiple-platforms/film-companion-brings-together-experts-and-enters-the-education-industry-200618|access-date=2020-11-23|website=Indian Television Dot Com|language=en}}</ref>