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Jacques Rivette, whose 28 films included 1991 hit La Belle Noiseuse (The Beautiful Troublemaker) and Paris Nous Appartient (Paris Belongs to Us), started out as a film critic like other future French New Wave pillars Francois Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and Eric Rohmer
Abhishek Bachchan describes Mani Ratnam as a "cinematic genius" and urges movie lovers to grab a copy of film critic Baradwaj Rangan's book Conversations With Mani Ratnam and read it.
Sonam Kapoor, who has often been at the receiving end of film critics said she wanted film reviewers to get more space in their publications than the usual what's hot and not.
BJP leader L K Advani, once a film critic, has lauded Dev Anand for his opposition to the Emergency rule imposed by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj gave the credit of MAMI Mumbai Film Festival's success to filmmaker Kiran Rao and film critic Anupama Chopra. Kiran and Anupama shared with NDTV, what's new about the festival this year and their 'creative differences'.
In her review of director Neeraj Ghaywan's Masaan, critic Anupama Chopra says, "Debutant director Neeraj Ghaywan constructs a tapestry of bruised and broken lives. The first 15 minutes are so startling and sad that you wonder what next. A young spirited woman grapples with tragedy and blackmail, a young boy falls in love but the sweet giddy encounters between him and his girlfriend are shadowed by his caste." She gave the film a four-star rating.
In her review of Anurag Kashyap's Bombay Velvet, film critic Anupama Chopra said, "Ranbir Kapoor is superb as the volatile, desperate and dangerous Johnny Balraj; Anushka Sharma is compellingly tragic, but the surprise here is Karan Johar as the scheming, lusting businessman Kaizad Khambatta. However, the narrative moves so abruptly that none of the characters are allowed to develop." She gave the film 2.5 stars.
Bollywood celebs flocked to Salman Khan's Galaxy Apartments soon after the Bombay High Court suspended his five-year prison sentence in the 2002 hit-and-run case. Aamir Khan is the recent entry to actress Priyanka Chopra's fan club. Kangana and Deepika resolved all their misunderstanding at the special screening of Piku in Mumbai. Film critic Anupama Chopra gave Piku four-star rating and Kuch Kuch Locha Hai half star rating.
