Anupama Chopra ( born 23 February 1967 ) is an Indian author , journalist , film critic and director of the MAMI Mumbai Film Festival . She is also the founder and editor of the digital platform Film Companion which offers a curated look at cinema . She has written several books on Indian cinema and has been a film critic for NDTV , '' India Today '' , as well as the '' Hindustan Times '' . She also hosted a weekly film review show '' The Front Row With Anupama Chopra '' , on Star World . She won the 2000 National Film Award for Best Book on Cinema for her first book '' Sholay : The Making of a Classic '' . She presently critics movies and interviews celebrities for Film Companion
2000 National Film Award
48th National Film Awards
Anupama Chopra