Romesh Sharma (born July 27, 1947) is an Indian director, producer, and actor with a career spanning over five decades. Born in Kalimpong and educated at McGill University, he made his screen debut in Conrad Rooks’ Siddhartha (1972) before establishing the Moving Picture Company and Romesh Films. He earned widespread critical acclaim for directing the investigative political thriller New Delhi Times (1986), winning the Indira Gandhi Award for Best Debut Film of a Director at the National Film Awards. Alongside producing commercial Bollywood hits such as Amitabh Bachchan’s Hum (1991) and Diljalaa (1987), Sharma gained international recognition as a documentary filmmaker. He co-directed and produced the Emmy-nominated HBO documentary The Journalist and the Jihadi: The Murder of Daniel Pearl (2006), directed Ahimsa: Gandhi: The Power of the Powerless (2021), and served on the Caméra d'Or jury at the Cannes Film Festival.
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Biography from TMDB.
- July 27, 1947 (79)
- Kalimpong, West Bengal, India
- Actor, producer and writer
- 4 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Romesh Sharma's films like?
Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 4
Light 0 · Serious 2 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 1 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 3
A split, not a type: Steady 1 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3
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 Romesh Sharma's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 3 of their 4 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (2).
Subscription and free streaming for Romesh 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. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.
Filmography
14 credits, 4 with a MovieCove page.
Dil Jo Bhi Kahey... (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)
Suhaag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)
Hum(1991)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films
Diljalaa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1987)
Mera Dharam (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
New Delhi Times (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1986)
Aitbaar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)
Chatpati (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1983)
Silsila(1981)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
The Burning Train (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1980)
Kaala Patthar(1979)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
Yehi Hai Zindagi(1977)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Parinay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)
Siddhartha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)
Career shape
Star power in the 13th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 12 titles from 1972 to 2005.
Film career
- 1991Screen debut· Hum
How do Romesh Sharma's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 84th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 79th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 4 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the acting 83/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 88, detractors 65. 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.
Who does Romesh Sharma work with?
People who share at least 2 of Romesh Sharma's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Amitabh Bachchan shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Yash ChopraShared titles: Silsila (1981), Kaala Patthar (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Yash Chopra
Actors
- Amitabh BachchanShared titles: Hum (1991), Silsila (1981), Kaala Patthar (1979)See all 3 shared titles with Amitabh Bachchan
- Sanjeev KumarShared titles: Silsila (1981), Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Sanjeev Kumar
- Shashi KapoorShared titles: Silsila (1981), Kaala Patthar (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Shashi Kapoor
Composers and cinematographers
- Kay GeeShared titles: Silsila (1981), Kaala Patthar (1979)See all 2 shared titles with Kay Gee
- Rajesh RoshanShared titles: Kaala Patthar (1979), Yehi Hai Zindagi (1977)See all 2 shared titles with Rajesh Roshan
