Anil Sharma is an Indian film director and producer. He got his first break in the Hindi film industry at the age of 18 as an assistant director. He assisted Baldev Raj Chopra on Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978), The Burning Train (1980), and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980). In 1980, at the age of 21, he debuted as a director with Shradhanjali, starring Raakhee.[3] In 1983, he directed Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka, and followed it up with Hukumat (1987) and Tahalka (1992). In 2001, Sharma directed Gadar: Ek Prem Katha, starring Sunny Deol and Ameesha Patel. It was a huge commercial success and went on to become one of the biggest blockbusters in the history of Hindi cinema and the most successful film of the 2000s. He subsequently directed The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003), starring Sunny Deol and Preity Zinta. At that point, It was considered to be the most expensive film ever made in Hindi at that time and went on to become the third highest grosser of the year. Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo was his next directorial. It is remembered for its patriotic fervor. Apne(2007), his next film, was critically praised for its depiction of family emotions and values. It garnered Anil critical and box office success, and was the first film starring all three Deols- Dharmendra, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. In 2010, his next Veer, starring Salman Khan, Mithun Chakraborty, Jackie Shroff and Zarine Khan. The movie was much talked-about for its massive scale and depiction of the Indian Rajputana's war with the British. After this, he made Singh Saab The Great with Sunny Deol and Prakash Raj. In Genius (2018), he introduced his son Utkarsh Sharma as the lead, though he had already introduced him as a child artist in Gadar. Five years later in 2023, he made a huge career comeback with Gadar 2, the sequel to Gadar: Ek Prem Katha. He reunited with Sunny Deol, Ameesha Patel, and Utkarsh Sharma. Though it received mixed reviews, it had a tremendous opening weekend and became the sixth highest-grossing Hindi film of all-time.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 7, 1958 (68)
- Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Director, writer and producer
- 4 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
What are Anil Sharma's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
A split, not a type: Light 0 · Serious 3 · Dark 1
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 3
Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 4
Steady 0 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
A split, not a type: Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 1 · Relentless 2
Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 2 · Heavy 2
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
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 Anil Sharma's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 1 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, on ZEE5 (1).
Subscription and free streaming for Anil Sharma'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.
Filmography
21 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page; 3 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Vanvaas(2024)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Gadar 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Rimi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Genius (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Singh Saab the Great(2013)
Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all filmsKush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)
Veer(2010)
Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
Apne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)
Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Saathiyo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films
Gadar: Ek Prem Katha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Maharaja (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Faisla Main Karungi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)
Tahalka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)
Farishtay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)
Elaan-E-Jung (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)
Pudhiya Vaanam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1988)
Hukumat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Bandhan Kuchchey Dhaagon Ka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
The Burning Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Arjun Naga (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 21 titles, 20 of them dated from 1980 to 2024.
How do Anil Sharma's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 40th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 32nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up1
- 25th to 49th3
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Mixed.
- Divisive1
- Cult Classic1
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 38/100 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 Anil Sharma work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anil Sharma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shaktimaan Talwar shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Shaktimaan TalwarShared titles: Singh Saab the Great (2013), Veer (2010), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Shaktimaan Talwar
Actors
- Rajpal Naurang YadavShared titles: Vanvaas (2024), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Rajpal Naurang Yadav
- Sunny DeolShared titles: Singh Saab the Great (2013), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Sunny Deol
Cinematographers and editors
- Kabir LalShared titles: Vanvaas (2024), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Kabir Lal
- Ashfaq MakraniShared titles: Singh Saab the Great (2013), Veer (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Ashfaq Makrani
Producers
- Furqan QureshiShared titles: Vanvaas (2024), Veer (2010), The Hero: Love Story of a Spy (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Furqan Qureshi