Kabir Khan is an Indian film director, screenwriter and cinematographer who works in Hindi cinema. He started his career working in documentary films, and then made his feature film directorial debut in 2006 with the thriller Kabul Express.
Biography from TMDB.
- September 14, 1968 (58)
- Director, producer and writer
- 10 on MovieCove · 17 credits in all
What are Kabir Khan's films like?
Across their 10 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 8
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 4 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 4 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0
Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 4
Resolved 6 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet6
- Tragic1
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 Kabir Khan's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 10 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Kabir Khan'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
17 credits, 10 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.
The Wolf (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)
My Melbourne (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Rangeen(2025)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all shows
Chandu Champion(2024)
Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films
'83(2021)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows
Roar of the Lion (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Tubelight(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Phantom(2015)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
Bajrangi Bhaijaan(2015)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ek Tha Tiger(2012)
Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
New York(2009)
Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
Kabul Express(2006)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsThe Forgotten Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2001)
Rajshree (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Hrithik Roshan/Kabir Khan Project (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Untitled Kabir Khan/Kartik Aaryan Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 16 titles, 13 of them dated from 2001 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Highest rated
Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)
Most popular right now
Ek Tha Tiger (2012)
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.
How do Kabir Khan's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 70th percentile, the median of all 8; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 62nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th2
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 10 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved2
- Divisive2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the atmosphere 68/100 and the pacing 46/100 in their films, across 8 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.
Is Kabir Khan's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity runs lighter than most films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Kabir Khan work with?
People who share at least 2 of Kabir Khan's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Aseem Mishra shares the most, 7.
Writers
- Parveez SheikhShared titles: Tubelight (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Phantom (2015)See all 3 shared titles with Parveez Sheikh
- Aditya ChopraShared titles: Ek Tha Tiger (2012), New York (2009), Kabul Express (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Aditya Chopra
- Sumit AroraShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Sumit Arora
- Sandeep ShrivastavaShared titles: New York (2009), Kabul Express (2006)See all 2 shared titles with Sandeep Shrivastava
Actors
- Salman KhanShared titles: Tubelight (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Ek Tha Tiger (2012)See all 3 shared titles with Salman Khan
- Katrina KaifShared titles: Phantom (2015), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), New York (2009)See all 3 shared titles with Katrina Kaif
- Brijendra KalaShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), Tubelight (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Brijendra Kala
- Yashpal SharmaShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), Tubelight (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Yashpal Sharma
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Aseem MishraShared titles: '83 (2021), The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye (2020), Tubelight (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Phantom (2015), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), New York (2009)See all 7 shared titles with Aseem Mishra
- Julius PackiamShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021), Tubelight (2017), Phantom (2015), New York (2009), Kabul Express (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Julius Packiam
- Pritam ChakrabortyShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021), Tubelight (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Phantom (2015), New York (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Pritam Chakraborty
- Rameshwar S. BhagatShared titles: The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye (2020), Tubelight (2017), Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015), Phantom (2015), Ek Tha Tiger (2012), New York (2009)See all 6 shared titles with Rameshwar S. Bhagat
Producers
- Rajan KapoorShared titles: Rangeen (2025), Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021), The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye (2020), Tubelight (2017), Kabul Express (2006)See all 6 shared titles with Rajan Kapoor
- Aditya SinghShared titles: '83 (2021), The Forgotten Army - Azaadi ke liye (2020), Kabul Express (2006)See all 3 shared titles with Aditya Singh
- Aditya Singh BaghelShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Aditya Singh Baghel
- Firuzi KhanShared titles: Chandu Champion (2024), '83 (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Firuzi Khan