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Sudhir Mishra

Sudhir Mishra

Director, writer and producer · Born January 22, 1959 (67) · Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

Sudhir Mishra (born 22 January 1959) is an Indian film director and screenwriter known for directing the films Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, Dharavi and Chameli. Mishra has had a 30-year career, with his work recognised by the Government of India with three National Awards from the president of India, as well as Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres from the French government.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 22, 1959 (67)
From
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
7 on MovieCove · 31 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 4% in 30 days

What are Sudhir Mishra's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
27%
Bonds
18%
Power
15%
Survival
13%
Self
10%
Ideas
10%
Society
8%
Deception2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 2

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 1

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0

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

A split, not a type: Casual 1 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2

Heavy: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their heavy movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2

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

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
5
Dread
2
Melancholic
2
Warm
1
Contemplative
1
Other
2

How their films linger

Thought-provoking4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy1
  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous2

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 Sudhir Mishra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 7 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Sudhir Mishra'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

31 credits, 7 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Crime Beat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Director · Creator

  • Afwaah(2023)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Tanaav (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 24 episodes · Director

  • Serious Men(2020)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all films

  • Hostages(2019)

    Show Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all shows

  • Thackeray(2019)

    as Mastan

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Daas Dev (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Screenplay

  • Kirchiyaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • Inkaar(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Yeh Saali Zindagi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Director · Dialogue · Screenplay · Story

  • Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Director · Producer · Story

  • A One Night Stand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Father

  • Mumbai Cutting (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Director

  • Khoya Khoya Chand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Director

  • Traffic Signal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Actor

  • Kal: Yesterday and Tomorrow (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Producer

  • Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Chameli(2003)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • Calcutta Mail (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Kuch Khatti Kuch Meethi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)

    Story

  • Arjun Pandit(1999)

    Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Director · Writer

  • Dharavi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    Director · Writer

  • Main Zinda Hoon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)

    Director · Writer

  • This Is Not Our Destination (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)

    Director · Writer

  • Khamosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)

    as Michael

  • Karamchand (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Show Creator

  • Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Writer

  • Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)

    Assistant Director · Screenplay · Story

  • Gandhi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director

  • Masoom: The Next Generation (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

A full career of 31 titles, 29 of them dated from 1983 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Inkaar (2013)

$1.6M worldwide

Highest rated

Serious Men (2020)

Midcredits 72nd

Most popular right now

Hostages (2019)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 31: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting19 of 31: 8 only directing, 11 with another roleWriting13 of 31: 3 only writing, 10 with another roleProducing4 of 31: 2 only producing, 2 with another roleOther crew4 of 31: 2 only other crew, 2 with another role

31 titles, 12 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

1980s6 · 1 acting · 5 crew1990s3 · crew2000s9 · 2 acting · 7 crew2010s7 · 1 acting · 6 crew2020s4 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Sudhir Mishra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 6; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 54th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

65thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

67thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 7 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 7 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Afwaah (2023)

98th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, producer

Serious Men (2020)

Midcredits 72nd · 66% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 41/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.

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.

Who does Sudhir Mishra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Sudhir Mishra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sachin Krishn shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers