Best Films of 2023 | Anupama Chopra | Film Companion

2023 has been a year filled with comebacks, surprises, and unanimously loved characters; all tied together with some stellar storytelling and direction. As the curtains close, we embark on a celebratory journey to unveil the top 5 Indian films that redefined cinematic excellence. In this video, Anupama Chopra lists her favourite movies of the year, and we hope you’d do the same in the comments below.
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[@zeb2451]

For those who do not know- Director and producer of #12thFail is her husband, that is why she has not included it.

[@spacemann1425]

LMAOOO

[@dhansu_1998]

Anupam Chopra wife hai😮

[@JHussain90]

Yes, even i am wondering about that.

[@karthiXeyan]

wow! didn't know about it 🎉

[@ManpreetSingh-yu1mb]

"Many filmmakers fails to say in 3 hours" comment was specifically for Sandeep Reddy Vanga.

[@suprith5443]

More like "many fail to understand films"

[@NS-uj6wj]

Yes

[@phari34]

his movies are NOT FOR KIDS

[@Bhodrolok]

Decent but Rocky & Rani in top 5? It was fun and breezy but having it before Gulmohar & 3 of us is a joke.

[@RahulUkr]

She literally said why do we shortchange joy? It brought her joy, so it's on 'her' list.

[@ggautham7537]

Why canr she like a light fun movie?

[@rakeshcr9527]

Bhai sab quota hai bolna padta hai inko

[@MS-mm1zk]

It is much harder to make a movie that gives joy, happiness and addresses relevant societal issues at the same time! It is far easier to make someone cry or be sad! #RRKPK

[@krishniarumugam]

I know right

[@kaidohostage6210]

Anupama's Favorite Movie is definitely Animal.

[@marufa230]

This is HER list ( whether we like it not, nobody, absolute nobody can force other to like or dislike something , just because they do,,,) Why do we not make our own list? It's quite a free platform to do so, isn't it?

[@KK-tx2cm]

Ohhh kaathal the core should have been in the top 5 !! ❤

[@heygbn073]

jigarthanda.. what an ode to the art of film making and clint eastwood.. true Class!!

[@slayer_142]

Action scene are so silly like garbage south masala

[@spacemann1425]

That's not an ode to Clint Eastwood bro😂😂 not every Western style film is an ode to Clint Eastwood💀

[@ezerei2911]

@@slayer_142I’ve watched the movie and found it very average. A one time watch movie at best lol. Time Pass

[@Hrith_]

​@ezerei2911 then what movies were best according to u

[@user-vc1eo8km5m]

well then watch grand masti...great film @@slayer_142

[@sidhartha8444]

National award for Aishwarya Rai for PS2

[@oatmat]

Please no

[@heygbn073]

She deserves.. Superbly performed .. Atleast a 'special mention'

[@sidhartha8444]

@@heygbn073 right anf it was such a complex role

[@sunbong_rulez]

Konkona should direct more. Her filmmaking sensibility is delicious. And Jorum should have been on the list.

[@slayer_142]

Indian cinema don't have out of box concept we have rich history but our filmmakers obsessed with masala and hero worship

[@slayer_142]

They should focus on other genre

[@shaktishivanand624]

She is genius

[@aayanmukherjee5925]

Ps2 - happy to see it here.. well deserved

[@PSD33]

Madam, can you and the mentioned conflict of interest write and produce every movie next year? Please?

[@Tatopotatoo]

Lovee that Koko's movie made it to the top.

[@Jbi92]

All Awards for Aishwarya rai for Fabulous Duo Role - Nandhini Devi & Mandhangini Devi 🔥❤️👑🙌

[@Subhankar64]

Thank you for this.

[@subhranilsinha8412]

There will be people who will troll you for including RockyRani in this list. But I am very happy to see this one and I applaud you.

[@richakumarsharma2851]

What a happy film

[@TheTwara]

Absolutely!!! High pop culture artefact.

[@user-bw8yn3zr1s]

yes 100%. absolutely delightful mainstream film.

[@herms16]

Paid PR spotted

[@subhranilsinha8412]

@@herms16 I earn well enough in my job. I dont need their money to comment on behalf of a film I loved

[@midhunsanthosh9582]

Jigarthanda double x💯🔥

[@dawn-lg3jk]

Thankyou for identifying PS2

[@tithishah3937]

How did you include Rocky Rani and three of us in same list mam.three of us is way above all these movies

[@anvithanag7338]

Rocky rani s such a tv serial ..

[@user-ye1fb4vh6k]

Mast Mein Rehne Ka deserves to be on the list!!

[@leerabasu4995]

Lovely list! Watched and enjoyed all of the movies on it except three of us and can’t wait for it to come to streaming. Jigarthanda xx was my favorite big screen experience out of the lot and the mirror was the best streaming movie I saw this year.

[@irshadkp9326]

Now it is streaming in Netflix

[@NITS1307]

Thanks for remembering PS2❤

[@HAPPY-dd6ud]

this was not only a solid and well made romcom but also it addressed so many real life issues like misogyny, body shaming, colorsim, sexism and cancel culture #RRKPK

[@MrMallu.]

hi anupama, u missed a malayalam movie nammed " ennivar"... not a big cast movie...but emotion and script...we get that feel.

[@ashwinvarkey8842]

Ennivar is a masterpiece

[@rohitl9765]

Hindi movie boli woh

[@bramganapathy350]

I like your list. For me Maaveeran ist the best Movie of the year.

[@joelfernandes1388]

Rocky Aur Rani!!!! Seriously....!!!! You missed SSE big time

[@dhanakumarthounaojam4032]

Coz it's a KJo film....

[@chavaajay3078]

Mangalavaram hi nanna baby from Telugu industry are my favourites😅and i loved salaar too💥

[@user-vc1eo8km5m]

goluti alert😅😅

[@krishniarumugam]

Really happy to see a classy movie like PS 2 on this list

[@sugandhimani2541]

Rocky & Rani at No.3 does not feel right though it may have earned numbers at box office but it' became preachy at several ocassions in the movie & antakshari every now & then felt unnecessary but Ranveer stole the show, he was superb in it.12th Fail is superb movie so is Gulmohar, Agree that Mirror short story is really out of the box directorial by Konkana Sen . PS2 romance of Aditya & Nandini is likeable too.

[@SP-gy4hs]

Auntie how do we take you or your channel seriously when you include Rocky Rani in the list of top 5 movies of the year?

[@shey1238]

why? it's called a rom-com. one of the best movies ever

[@anshitajain6219]

​@@shey1238😂😂😂 what a joke

[@shey1238]

@@anshitajain6219 Ya joke is u don't understand movie genres but looking for some serious shit in every movie

[@anshitajain6219]

@shey1238 Guy you are hilariously stupid 😂😂 i love rom coms but they need to have some substance , like jab we met, 2 states ,dostana,ajab prem ki ghazab kahani,znmd,queen were amazing they had engaging storyline ,all of these movies were entertaining and all had something new while honestly rarkpk just seemed like a mix of 100 concepts ,was very boring and cringey at times ,it was also so stereotypical at times ,Don't know what can people possibly like in that movie.

[@Rc42796]

​@@shey1238wtf it's a good movie But one of the best 😂😂😂😂😂😂 Omg that statement is an insult to films

[@prachuryyabaruah7]

at 3:16 where this sensibilities are when your Team is reviewing Dunki. That movie is also for giving us joy and happiness

[@drakenefx2816]

She is a hypocrite

[@dwaipayansinha4119]

The fact that you put Rocky and Rani ahead of Gulmohar is quite questionable.

[@seemonjena659]

This is 'her list of her favorite Hindi movies of 2023'! If you dont agree with it so be it. Everyone just like you are entitled to their own opinions!

[@sanjayrao609]

In a year where we had movies like Jawan, Salaar, Animal, 12th fail, OMG2 and many more wonderful films, how on earth did rocky aur rani make it to the top5 list,for me i could tolerate brahmastra for its dialogues over rocky aur rani ki Prem kahani

[@kanaka7552]

Animal is shit. Jawaan and Pathan were bad movies. 12th fail she mentioned right in the beginning itself she cannot include it because of it being a homemade movie, er you need to pay attention. And more importantly, this is her channel and her list.

[@zay4110]

Jawanbwas a wonderful film?😂 rocky and rani was actually better than that stupid jawan

[@yoyo17356]

@sanjayrao609 support of your thoughts bro. Personally for me Salaar is the only movie which won't come in the list.

[@sanjayrao609]

The intention was not to say that a particular movie was better or not, it was just that you had better movies either in terms of collections or story than Rocky aur Rani is what I wanted to say, other than that, it's anyone's personal opinion, that's fine, we can agree to disagree

[@user-vc1eo8km5m]

if u need to question the list of mam then ur favorites should be promising but ur list was full of shits other than omg 2.....while comparing those shits rocky was better@@sanjayrao609

[@nippunsharma]

She has gone crazy since animal

[@krish33771]

This video should renamed from "Best films of 2023" to "films of 2023 that agreed with Anupama's ideologies the most"

[@sehrakram4762]

Or films of my best friends 🤣

[@tiktokfavorite3070]

She said her favorite movies

[@avimenon1]

Rocky aur Rani should be replaced by Animal 😂

[@goknair]

What the f is wrong with you? Rocky aur rani? Seriously?

[@pavanhk8237]

What happend to SSE side A & Side B ❤❤oh! It's not dubbed in Hindi eh....

[@rahult8581]

It's dubbed in Hindi for sure

[@rahult8581]

It's dubbed in Hindi for sure

[@user-mk6rd7pl8s]

Rocky and Rani deserves to be in the list... It was an awesome entertainer... I loved it more than a lot of movies in a very long time.

[@abhishekbapu8150]

Your favourite number 1 must have been Animal 😂😂😂

[@riteshnair6729]

What about neru movie madam ?

[@deamon9244]

Lol ? Rocky rani on 3rd ...😅 ...

[@RB-om8sk]

Hey Ma'am just saw 12th Fail n it's a wonderful movie but I wonder what u would have said to the scene where Manoj s mother touches her husband's feet when he's leaving the house .....it was the need of the scene setting of that particular village but if it was Sandeep Reddy Vanga showing it u would have lost the objectivity n torn into him saying how mysogynist in this day n age 😷

[@Timepass-cx1do]

😊 I hope you become fine soon. Take some time off the internet.....

[@rajatmpillai5727]

Rocky & Rani? I think ‘12th Fail’ deserves to be here but respect her for keeping it out as a conflict of interest.

[@rahult8581]

I'm shocked she picked Rocky aur Rani over Sapta sagaradaache ello.

[@vedanthmisri9956]

She literally says in start it's only Hindi films and films dubbed in Hindi

[@rahult8581]

@@vedanthmisri9956 side A is available in Hindi in prime

[@poornimavenkatesh1426]

Sapta sagaradache and Chor nikal ke bhaga were classy films. This lady will never recognise good movies.

[@RahulUkr]

I love that you loved Rocky aur Rani as much as I did. Yes, there's better 'cinema' out there but it just brought me so much joy.

[@mohitonutube]

Is it better than Lust Stories 2?

[@Anonymous-bf5fk]

@@mohitonutube Obviously.

[@drakenefx2816]

​@@mohitonutubeliterally anything(most) is better than lust stories.

[@_ignoreme]

Hii anu,this is Sandeep Reddy vanga,all I do is "jaathin denga" if u want to know the meaning,ask ur Telugu friends.

[@entertainmentdesk2629]

U hv missed many grt films like Kannur Squad, Chhitha, Ela... N included non sense film like Rocky n Rani. Got to know ur taste in Cinema. First watch those masterpiece movies

[@pratheekshashetty1075]

SSE ? like seriously she missed it ? Directors in the list of movies she mentioned said SSE to be one of the best movie of the year.

[@akanchhaaryal4642]

Which movie?

[@rohit-jz4yt]

Sapta Sagara dachello kannada movie

[@EagleOverTheSea]

This is mostly a Hindi film list. SSE was never released in Hindi except Side A on OTT.

[@vinaykumar_cinema]

This is hindi list. SSE❤

[@oodbooy]

Now i understand why Dunki lost it's Magic. (12th Fail director)

[@jagrra7]

ohhh😀😀😂😂

[@creative_minds1770]

Rocky Rani😂 seriously out pf all...u lost my respects today...its one of the biggest headache films of this year...it tops my worst film list

[@Foodandfolklore]

Seriously ? Top 2 is rocky aur Rani ? Anupama needs to stop reviewing.

[@kun534]

Lol the Mirror is the best movie of 2023. Is she nuts? It promotes voyeurism , it shows how biased she is ,She was critical of Animal. Shame on her

[@ourunstablemind]

Why this new channel ⁉️ Now I don't know which one to subscribe ⁉️

[@nccnandu]

You cannot include Jigarthanda here . Not fair

[@dailycalmly8380]

Where the hell is Sapta Sagaradachhe Ello?

[@nishanathawaidyathilake-dk2yf]

Hey Vernac ! This is a Hindi movie list. Lil bitchchi !

[@edgefanCWC]

12th Fail was no1 for sure 👏 a gem!

[@parulgarg4502]

The director is his husband, so she didn't include it bcoz of personal bias

[@naupaka6]

Where is manglavaram ? ....the masterpiece of 2023 should be there in your list among the top 10 movies of year 2023

[@vaishnaviiyer1389]

Rrkpk best romcom movie made in recent and iam happy it did well at box office too and become the highest grossing romcom movie of all time worldwide ❤️🔥 #RRKPK #AliaBhatt

[@ArthurKnight1899]

Brilliant list as usual!

[@sbb786king3]

3of us is very beautiful film with great cast & performance

[@rushabhpatwa]

What conflict of interest do you have with '12th Fail' ?

[@djsrimusic]

Uske pati ka hi movie hai woh

[@vimarshaka4691]

Strange why Viduthalai is not on the list

[@Jagan1278]

5. Three of us. #Netflix 4. Gulmohar #Hotstar 3. Zigar thanda XX #Netflix 2. Rakhi aur Rani #AmazonPrime 1. Mirror #Netflix Ponniyin selvan 2 #AmazonPrime

[@prachuryyabaruah7]

You need to see more films👍

[@rkninrknin4610]

no mention of mrs chaterjee 😮

[@umeir5788]

Rocky aur Rani joke of the year 😂😂

[@amitnagpal1985]

Anupama is the most well spoken, genuine and warm film critic in India. She can criticize without being hateful. And her love for films is so endearing.

[@val-schaeffer1117]

I agree. She is in a class of her own.

[@Esvarma]

Illiterate 😅

[@rishabhaniket1952]

You fall for schticks then. Grow up and look beyond the facade of etiquette. Very biased critic and lacking in any spine/ edge or true depth. The whole FC team is a shrewd mouthpiece of Dharma and Yash Raj

[@pushkeypushak]

Hey! How much do you charge for such paid comments?

[@val-schaeffer1117]

@@pushkeypushak 25 Swiss Franc per comment.

[@starsrox7427]

How did RARPK rank number 3???

[@adityadas5820]

Respect you for including PS2 on your list. It is extremely underrated and is my favourite indian film of the year.

[@raaz6451]

You intently didn’t include Dunki because your husband was not part of it.

[@TheImranbergi]

Rocky and Rani in top 5, are you sure ?

[@manitpandya]

Lust stories best movie wow. U call yourself reviewer

[@robinrahul3355]

Thank u for recommending me my top 5 movies to avoid watching...😂😂

[@preetishetty864]

😂😂😂😂

[@prakashchaudhary3280]

Shouldn't OMG 2 be on the list? Also you can't include 12th fail for obvious reasons, but it was the best film of the year.

[@vinaykumar_cinema]

Her husband is the director of 12th fail. Maybe she felt including it might make it obvious.

[@praneethkumar3505]

Ok, why did cheating in animal spark controversy and hate but it was laughed upon and celebrated in Rocky aur Rani? I'm not calling out anything, genuine doubt

[@yogeshyogesh1389]

You forgot sapta sagaradhache yello side A and side B

[@fyi9266]

Third class choice at third place !

[@aditya0710]

Rocky rani was boring. Making that #3 seems like a paid ad.

[@shrinidhibhat7240]

PS 2 deserves its place at top.

[@kishbharani]

Jigarthanda double X.. 🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️🔥♥️

[@brendonbuthello]

Omg2 and Joram are glaring omissions...

[@AS-ey5yf]

may be you avoided 12th fail bcz its your husbands film. but 12th fail is the best one for me this year.

[@shivambinge]

i loved jara hatke jata bachke and rormpk😊

[@RajeshKumar-kj6pw]

She is still doing this after vanga sir's revelation...money >soul

[@Besties591]

Anupama found joy in a movie that disrespects a woman who stood up family when man of the house was busy cheating on her! And she was brutally insulted by glorifying cheating when the man kisses his lover in front of his wife.. where is her feminist mask, instead she is finding joy

[@anshitajain6219]

Which film are you talking about?

[@anshitajain6219]

I think i know which movie you're talking about, isn't it rarkpk?? Well, jaya bachchan's character was very toxic ,controlling and by many means even psychotic that she made dharamendra's characters life a living hell so cheating on a emotional abd mental abuser is the most right thing to do 😊

[@Besties591]

@@anshitajain6219 so you’ll insult and disrespect a ‘woman”. ? Cheating and infidelity is not toxic but taking control of the family and business reigns is

[@anshitajain6219]

@Besties591 yeah actually he should have divorced her and kicked her out of his house long ago 😊 and the "women" you're talking about ,disrespected ,made life hell to live for the other women around her plus she was highly misogynistic being a women herself so 🫡

[@harishbora8413]

Rocky n Rani ??

[@ethanfeivel6976]

Where is “Hi Papa”?

[@ghost711g2]

Animal should be in top 1!!

[@joyouslife09]

Mrs Chatterjee vs Norway should be on the list as well because of the storyline, strong performances and ofcourse it lead us all rethink on parenting in western countries!

[@JPC.]

Lolz.. no doubt you a bangali.

[@joyouslife09]

@@JPC.Ofcourse but a proud Indian first! 🙂

[@kuntalghosh1970]

Really...are you one.. cause it's the worst bit of acting one can ever think of..

[@kuntalghosh1970]

@JPC he/she doesn't have to be a BANGali to like a film

[@JPC.]

@@kuntalghosh1970 I checked his profile to confirm before replying to him

[@ln3257]

How can you include Rocky and Rani in this list?!! 😂😂

[@lathanarayanan8674]

List Not happening 😔

[@gauravsharma-ju8ro]

Everything forgiven when you put the mirror on top.....this is just magic.

[@prudhvivankineni4880]

No side a and side b?

[@theprofessor8821]

Rocky aur Rani? Really Anupamaji?

[@factufactu3570]

Where is Vidudhalai part 1….??

[@rajendraadhikari4241]

Animal is best ❤

[@javeriyaalmien2964]

Zara hatke zara bacchke...was far better than the dreamgirl returns & fukrey 3

[@vibhab7004]

Can’t believe 12th fail is not in the list!!!

[@aranbchakraborty4763]

How on earth is Ek banda and Omg 2 not in the list? Are you siggesting Rocky and Rani is a better film than OMG2?? How no really how?