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Anupama Chopra

Anupama Chopra is a film critic and author. She tweets @anupamachopra

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An Easy Escape

Is going to the movies the same as going to a nightclub?

16 September 2011
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Bollywood’s Rockstar

He’s rash and unpredictable, and the jury is still out on his acting skills. So what makes Salman Khan such a force to reckon with?

02 September 2011
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The Comeback Girls

Bollywood no longer sees a heroine’s advancing years as a liability. This should let older actresses break the glamour mould and take on edgier roles

18 August 2011
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My Undying Love Affair

Why, after so many years, am I so in Bollywood’s thrall? It’s the stories, really. The ones you never see turned into films

06 August 2011
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Five of My Favourites

There are some films that never leave you. Here is my selection of a few unforgettable ones

20 July 2011
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The Celestial Status of Our Stars

At the IIFA awards in Toronto, I saw again how crazy we are about our film stars. Is it this madness that keeps Bollywood from being flattened by Hollywood? Perhaps

06 July 2011
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The Importance of Being Earnest

Tom Hanks credits his success to an ability to say ‘no’. If only more people would follow their instincts and only do work they believe in

22 June 2011
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Critical Reclaim

True, some films we critics dislike go on to become box-office smashes. But our job is to be concerned with the quality of a film, not the collections

08 June 2011
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Comedy of Cannes

When will Bollywood’s status as comic relief at international film festivals change?

26 May 2011
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Grand Disasters

The flops that broke filmmakers and became the stuff of cautionary fable

15 April 2011

Authors

Pratap Bhanu Mehta

Pratap Bhanu Mehta is one of India’s most influential columnists and public intellectuals

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is a member of the National Executive of RSS and a founding member of the governing council of India Foundation. He is the author of, among other titles, Partitioned Freedom and The Hindutva Paradigm

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

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