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SummaryJournalist and filmmaker Gotham Chopra spends a year traveling the world decoding his father Deepak Chopra, resolving the spiritual icon he is to the world vs. the real man known to his family. What starts as an intimate biopic becomes a deeper plunge into the meaning of identity itself. (Snagfilms)

Directed By:Gotham Chopra

Written By:Gotham Chopra

Decoding Deepak

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Oct 6, 2012
67
The Playlist
With just a little bit more prodding and elaboration, the movie could have been rich and evocative. Even if you don't believe what he preaches, the movie (at least) could have bordered on a transcendent experience. As it stands, it's pretty good, but not exactly heavenly.
Oct 4, 2012
60
The New York Times
"Decoding" ultimately becomes Gotham's gentle tribute to Dad, who shall probably provide handsomely for his heirs. It is also a tacit endorsement of Chopra Inc.
Oct 4, 2012
60
New York Daily News
Like its subject, the movie is not as calculating as it seems.
Oct 7, 2012
50
USA Today
Has a near-impossible mission: its title.
Oct 4, 2012
50
Los Angeles Times
Decoding Deepak does not feel, as it might, like an indictment of those messages but rather a straightforward portrait of someone working hard to present the product he is selling.
Oct 2, 2012
40
Village Voice
Following the celebrity guru into Thailand for his ordainment as a Buddhist monk, the film is at its best when Gotham can't help but see through his father, who seems entirely restless without an audience and a smartphone through which to be reminded of their adoration of him.
Oct 1, 2012
38
Slant Magazine
Unlike his father, Gotham Chopra is more interested in his own latent daddy issues than with questions of cosmic import.
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Oct 5, 2012
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A Father. A Son. And The Universe Between Them.
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