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Film Companion


Anupama Chopra is a film critic, television anchor and book author. She has been writing about Bollywood since 1993. Her work has appeared in publications such as The New York Times, Hindustan Times, The Los Angeles Times and Vogue (India). Here you can find all of her interviews and conversations with Bollywood and Hollywood's leading actors and filmmakers. In short, everything you need to enhance your cinematic experience.


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Interviews with Anupama Chopra

We re-live 10 years of Om Shanti Om with filmmaker Farah Khan. Khan talks to Anupama Chopra about various anecdotes from the making of the Shah Rukh Khan- Deepika Padukone starrer. The filmmaker also shares various stories of the making of the 'Deewangi' song that saw the likes of Salman Khan, Saif Ali Khan, Rani Mukherji, Priyanka Chopra etc come together to celebrate the movies.

2: 10 Years of Om Shanti Om | Farah Khan Interview with Anupama Chopra

Two years ago when we met Diljit Dosanjh, a few weeks before the release of Udta Punjab, he spoke about how he was happy doing limited roles in Bollywood - only characters he identified with. Now, post the release of his latest film Soorma, which is a biopic on former Indian hockey captain Sandeep Singh, the actor says he feels more prepared to take on more challenges on screen. He also tells us about being looked at as a style icon and how he can't help himself from spending money on designer clothes and shoes. We also learn about the unlikely inspirations of his successful music videos High End and El Sueno and his tryst with private jets.

4: Diljit Dosanjh Interview With Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

Punjabi rapper Badshah has just released his first solo album O.N.E after much delay. In this interview, he talks about why it took him so long to create 17 songs that are intensely personal and his future plans to grow brand Badshah. He also throws light on some of the controversial lyrics in his songs and defends accusations of mysogyny in his writing and music videos.

3: Badshah Interview With Anupama Chopra

#SunnyLeone (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23SunnyLeone) who recently opened a kid’s play area in Mumbai, chats with #AnupamaChopra (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23AnupamaChopra) about embracing motherhood and managing a packed work schedule and family time. The duo also talk about the role of a sex symbol in a post #MeToo (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23MeToo) world and how Sunny views the messaging in her films.

55: Sunny Leone Interview with Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

Ahead of the release of their show #MissionOverMars (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23MissionOverMars) , #EktaKapoor (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23EktaKapoor) and #SakshiTanwar (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23SakshiTanwar) talk to Anupama Chopra about their working relationship that spans 19 long years, the challenges they faced telling this story, similarities with #MissionMangal (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23MissionMangal) and empowering women to join the creative work force.

64: Ekta Kapoor, Sakshi Tanwar Interview with Anupama Chopra | Mission Over Mars | Film Companion

"It was very tough to decide what next when Jagga Jasoos failed.” - Anurag Basu and Pritam discuss how they created music together over 5 collaborations, if there will be a sequel to Jagga Jasoos and what they tried to achieve with their upcoming film Ludo.

126: Anurag Basu & Pritam Interview | Ludo | Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

She's been in the news for controversies with Hrithik Roshan, Karan Johar, Varun Dhawan and Saif Ali Khan, but in this conversation with Anupama Chopra, Simran actress Kangana Ranaut talks about being an actor. What she's done to better her craft, bounce back from failures and even about a back-up plan she has in place if all else fails.

6: Kangana Ranaut Interview with Anupama Chopra | Film Companion | FC Unfiltered

Ahead of the release of her next film Hichki, actress Rani Mukerji speaks to film students about her career in the movies that spans over 21 years. She speaks about how she keeps herself updated as an actor and still works at honing her craft. She credits directors like Kamal Haasan and Mani Ratnam who cast her in off-beat films like Hey Ram and Yuva as being instrumental in her growth as a performer. In this interview we also explore Rani’s depth and range as an actor, by revisiting her intense performance in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Black as well as a romantic song with Shah Rukh Khan in Karan Johar’s Kabhi Alvida Na Kehna.

12: Rani Mukerji Interview With Anupama Chopra | FC Unfiltered

Ranveer Singh is all set to take on his role in and as Simmba in director Rohit Shetty’s next masala entertainer. Here the actor talks about what it’s like to be Shetty’s hero, his other film Gully Boy premiering at the Berlin Film Festival and how this was the versatility he strived for as an actor. In his first interview with Film Companion after his marriage to Deepika Padukone, the actor talks about the influence she’s had on his life and craft and how their similar, normal upbringings plays a large role in them making it tick as a couple.

18: Ranveer Singh Interview with Anupama Chopra | Simmba | Film Companion

In this exclusive interview, Sonam Bajwa speaks with Anupama Chopra about her 10-year-long journey in the Punjabi film industry, her roles, struggles, triumphs, and future projects. She also shares her thoughts on Sidhu Moose Wala’s death and how it impacted her. Watch the actor get candid on getting replaced from films in the past and why she now feels she is ready for Bollywood.

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Exclusive Sonam Bajwa Interview with Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

Alert: Spoilers Ahead 

Post the huge opening day figures Gully Boy got at the box office, Anupama Chopra sits down in conversation with the film’s director Zoya Akhtar for a postmortem of what worked and what didn’t. The filmmaker takes us through the challenges of what what went into filmmaking the Ranveer Singh-Alia Bhatt starrer based on the rap movement in India.

31: Zoya Akhtar | Gully Boy Postmortem | Anupama Chopra | Spoilers Ahead

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