Anupama Chopra Age, Husband, Family, Children, Biography & More
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Husband: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
Education: Masters In Journalism
Age: 57 Years
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Nickname | Miss Congeniality |
Profession(s) | Author, Journalist, Film Critic |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 161 cm in meters- 1.61 m in feet inches- 5’ 3” |
Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 50 kg in pounds- 110 lbs |
Eye Colour | Dark Brown |
Hair Colour | Black |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 23 February 1967 (Thursday) |
Age (as of 2024) | 57 Years |
Birth Place | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Pisces |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | Delhi, India |
School | Not Known |
College | St. Xavier's College, Mumbai Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA |
Educational Qualification | • Bachelors Degree in English literature • Masters in Journalism |
Family | Father- Navin Chandra (Worked as Executive with Union Carbide) Mother- Kamna Chandra (Scriptwriter) Brother- Vikram Chandra (American-Indian writer) Sister- Tanuja Chandra (Director, Writer) |
Religion | Hinduism |
Address | B-30, Kalpana Apts., Sheley Ranjan Road, Bandra, Mumbai |
Hobbies | Reading, travelling |
Favourite Things | |
Favourite Actors | Shah Rukh Khan |
Favourite Films | Bollywood- Sholay, Anand, Guide, Pyaasa, Lagaan Hollywood- Pulp Fiction, Breathless |
Favourite Filmmakers | Ang Lee, Rajkumar Hirani |
Favourite Film Critics | Pauline Kael, Anthony Lane to Anthony Oliver Scott, Manohla Dargis |
Favourite Food | Croissant |
Boys, Affairs and More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Affairs/Boyfriends | Vidhu Vinod Chopra |
Husband/Spouse | Vidhu Vinod Chopra (m.1990-present) |
Children | Son- Agni Dev Chopra (Cricketer) Daughters- Zuni Chopra (Writer), Ishaa Chopra (Step-daughter) |
Money Factor |
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Net Worth | INR 30 million |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Anupama Chopra
- Does Anupama Chopra smoke?: No
- Does Anupama Chopra drink alcohol?: Not Known
- Despite being born in an era where middle-class people didn’t really watch Hindi films in theatres, she was interested in films and later became a film critic.
- She was a gold medallist in English Literature from the University of Mumbai, Mumbai.
- She started her journalism career with ‘Harper’s Bazaar’ in New York for a little while, after which she returned to India as she wanted to write about Hindi films.
- On return to India, she started her career as a journalist in the early 1990s when she joined ‘Sunday Magazine’. She came into limelight with her detailed story on the Mafia-culture in Bollywood.
- Her rise in journalism came up after the 1993 Mumbai serial blast when she wrote a long write-up and took interview of the people in the Mafia.
- In 2000, she wrote her first book ‘Sholay: The Making of a Classic’ on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the film ‘Sholay’ (1975), for which she won the National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema.
- It took her around 5 months to convince Shah Rukh Khan to write a book on him. And in 2007, she wrote ‘King of Bollywood: Shah Rukh Khan and the Seductive World of Indian Cinema’, which was featured on the annual “Editor’s Choice” list of the New York Times Book Review.
- Her favourite celebrity interview was for Kangana Ranaut on the talk show ‘The Front Row’.
- In 2014, she replaced Shyam Benegal to become the chairperson of the Mumbai Film Festival.
- The same year, she co-founded, ‘Film Companion’, a YouTube platform to provide film reviews and interviews.
- She is the 3rd wife of popular filmmaker Vidhu Vinod Chopra.
- She is a gluten-free vegetarian.