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Malaika Arora

Malaika Arora

Actor and producer · Born August 23, 1973 (53) · Thane, Maharashtra, India

Malaika Arora is an Indian actress, dancer, model, VJ, and television presenter. She is most famous for her dancing in the songs Chaiyya Chaiyya (1998), Gur Naalo Ishq Mitha (1998), Maahi Ve (2002), Kaal Dhamaal (2005) and Munni Badnaam Hui (2010). She turned into a film producer in 2008, with her former husband, Arbaaz Khan. Their company Arbaaz Khan Productions has released films like Dabangg (2010) and Dabangg 2 (2012).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 23, 1973 (53)
From
Thane, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor and producer
Titles
9 on MovieCove · 27 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Up 42% in 30 days

What are Malaika Arora's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
52%
Morality
31%
Survival
10%
Power
7%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 0 · Stylized 2 · Heightened 2

Intense: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their intense movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

Whiplash: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their whiplash movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 0 · Shifting 0 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 2

Relentless: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their relentless movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 3

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Melancholic
2
Manic
1
Romantic
1
Thrilling
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Fun3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Malaika Arora's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 9 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Malaika Arora's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

27 credits, 9 with a MovieCove page; 13 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Thamma(2025)

    as Special appearance in the song "Poison Baby"

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Pitch To Get Rich (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

  • Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Season 11 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 14 episodes · as Judges

  • Moving In With Malaika (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 16 episodes · Creator · as Self

  • An Action Hero(2022)

    as Dancer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • India's Best Dancer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 74 episodes · as Judge

  • Pataakha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Dancer in "Hello Hello" Song

  • Top Model India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · as Head Judge

  • Dolly Ki Doli (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Producer · Actor

  • Happy New Year(2014)

    as Heroine

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Dabangg 2(2012)

    Producer · as Special Appearance in "Pandeyji Seeti" Song

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Gabbar Singh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Special Appearance in "Kevvu Keka" Song

  • Housefull 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Item Number

  • Nakshatra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Singer / Dancer

  • Dabangg(2010)

    Producer · as Special Appearance in "Munni Badnaam Hui" Song

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Housefull(2010)

    as Pooja

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Prem Kaa Game (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as The Dream Girl

  • EMI (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nancy

  • Welcome(2007)

    as Item Number In Song Hoth Rasiley

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films

  • Athidhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Special appearance

  • Heyy Babyy(2007)

    as Special Appearance in Song

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Show 10 episodes · Actor

  • Kaal(2005)

    as Guest Appearance

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Kaante (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Lisa

  • Maa Tujhhe Salaam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Special Appearance

  • Indian (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    as Club Dancer

  • Bichhoo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    as Kiran Sabarwal

Career shape

Star power in the 90th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 27 titles from 2000 to 2025; peak year 2011.

Biggest box office

Dabangg 2 (2012)

$4.2M worldwide

Highest rated

Dil Se.. (1998)

Midcredits 91st

Film career

20002025

Peak 2011 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2002Screen debut· Kaante

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting26 of 27: 23 only acting, 3 with another role · typical Midcredits score48thProducing3 of 27: 0 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 27: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

27 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s10 · acting2010s11 · 11 acting · 3 crew2020s6 · 5 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 13th · top billed in 0% of 14 roles
0212

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Malaika Arora's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 9; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 9 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 9 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Thamma (2025)

97th percentile spread · 35% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Welcome (2007)

Midcredits 88th · 77% liked

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 81, detractors 38. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Malaika Arora's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 45 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Malaika Arora work with?

People who share at least 2 of Malaika Arora's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dilip Shukla shares the most, 2.

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers