Interviews with Anupama Chopra

Neetu Kapoor speaks to Anupama Chopra in this Film Companion Exclusive about ‘discovering’ herself as an actor and making her own creative choices for the first time in her career. She shares heartfelt stories about Rishi Kapoor and the void he has left in her life and the ‘dream’ that was the Ranbir-Alia wedding.

"I want people to whistle, clap and jump" - Yash and Prashanth Neel are in conversation with Anupama Chopra about mounting KGF 2 on a much larger scale, the art of choreographing swagger and how they improvise the mic-drop dialogues for the film. The actor talks about his future plans and how he looks towards his audiences to guide his next move.

Jr. NTR speaks to Anupama Chopra ahead of the massive success of the SS Rajamouli directed RRR. The actor tells us how they celebrated the box-office collections, the scene he found toughest to shoot and how his son shaped him as the actor he is today. He even let us in on his wish list of Bollywood directors and the film he is shooting for next. Watch the entire chat and tell us your favourite moments.

"Today, it's a better time to be a female actor than a male actor" - Ahead of the release of Jalsa on Amazon Prime Video, powerhouse talents Vidya Balan & Shefali Shah speak to Anupama Chopra about their experience collaborating with each other, what they picked up from each other's process and the reality of being married to film producers!

Céline Sciamma speaks to Anupama Chopra about her new MUBI film Petite Maman which follows a young girl coping with the death of her grandmother by bonding with her mother. The filmmaker tells us about her approach to cinema and how she keeps the 'desire' alive. 

Alia Bhatt in conversation with Anupama Chopra about the making of a 'Sanjay Leela Bhansali' heroine, the nuances she picked up for Gangubai Kathiawadi, her goals for her production house and why she's 'all good' with the rumours around her marriage. 

"This is going to be Bhumi's career best performance" - Rajkummar Rao and Bhumi Pednekar chat with Anupama Chopra about releasing Badhaai Do in theatres, what you can learn from a low phase in your career and the 'brotherhood' they share.

Richa Chadha, Pratik Gandhi and Tigmanshu Dhulia talk to Anupama Chopra about adapting the book 'Six Suspects' into a web show, how censorship can probably have a positive impact on movie making and why actors should ‘be like animals’.

"It took two years of shooting to make this one month happen" - Tahir Raj Bhasin is basking in the praise for Yeh Kaali Kaali Ankhein and 83 and gearing up for the release of Looop Lapeta. The actor talks to us about his 'struggle,' how to stay focussed and what's next for him. 

In their first interview for the film’s promotions, Deepika Padukone, Dhairya Karwa, Siddhant Chaturvedi, Ananya Panday and Shakun Batra speak to Anupama Chopra about the making of Gehraiyaan, how to capture ‘messy’ on camera and the toughest part about shooting the film.