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Aarif Sheikh

Aarif Sheikh

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Titles
22 on MovieCove · 41 credits in all
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 157 days to Oct 28Up 27% in 30 days

What are Aarif Sheikh's films like?

Across their 17 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.

Genres

Action11 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 62nd percentile
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 54th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 98th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Crime movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Morality
43%
Self
23%
Bonds
22%
Survival
5%
Society
4%
Ideas
2%
Identity4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty4 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 17 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 3 · Serious 4 · Dark 10

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

A split, not a type: Grounded 6 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 6

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 14

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

Steady 3 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 4 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 8 · Relentless 7

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

Casual 4 · Engaged 11 · Full focus 2

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

A split, not a type: Easy watch 3 · Affecting 6 · Heavy 8

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

Resolved 13 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Thrilling
8
Melancholic
8
Romantic
4
Bittersweet
3
Other
11

How their films linger

Bittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 8 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • 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 Aarif Sheikh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 15 of their 22 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Aarif Sheikh'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

41 credits, 22 with a MovieCove page.

  • Alpha(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • O' Romeo(2026)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • War 2(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jewel Thief: The Heist Begins(2025)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Yodha(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Fighter(2024)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Tejas (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Editor

  • Mission Raniganj(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Pathaan(2023)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Mission Majnu(2023)

    Line Producer

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Samrat Prithviraj(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Attack(2022)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • The Great Indian Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · Supervising Editor

  • Bunty Aur Babli 2(2021)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Dil Bechara(2020)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • War(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • Kabir Singh(2019)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Baadshaho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • A Gentleman(2017)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Noor (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Editor

  • A Death in the Gunj(2016)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Madaari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Rocky Handsome (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Editor

  • Drishyam(2015)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Haider (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • Lai Bhaari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Editor

  • D-Day (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Nautanki Saala! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Editor

  • Rush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Editor

  • Force(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Dum Maaro Dum(2011)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films

  • Hostel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Akshay

  • CC2C(2009)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 19th percentile of all films

  • The Blue Umbrella (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Editor

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

    Editor

  • Taxi No. 9211 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Editor

  • Chehraa (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Editor

  • Vaastu Shastra (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Editor

  • Maqbool(2003)

    Editor

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

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

    Editor

  • Army (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Production Executive

Career shape

A full career of 41 titles from 1996 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Pathaan (2023)

$113M worldwide

Highest rated

Drishyam (2015)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Fighter (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting1 of 41: 1 only acting, 0 with another roleProducing1 of 41: 1 only producing, 0 with another roleEditing38 of 41: 38 only editing, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndOther crew1 of 41: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1990s1 · crew2000s8 · crew2010s17 · 1 acting · 16 crew2020s15 · crew

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 Aarif Sheikh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 22; across their 17 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Approval · how many liked their films

81stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 17

Midcredits score across 22 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th10
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

10 of their 22 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Loved with Detractors1
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser2
  • Mixed10

Most divisive · editor

Alpha (2026)

99th percentile spread · 53% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · editor

Drishyam (2015)

Midcredits 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the pacing 48/100 in their films, across 17 reviewed titles; fans 59, detractors 28. The element that speaks to their work as an editor.

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 Aarif Sheikh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and profanity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore8 titles35–73 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles16–41 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles10–56 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs8 titles10–55 · median 30 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense7 titles37–71 · median 58 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

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 Aarif Sheikh work with?

People who share at least 2 of Aarif Sheikh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shridhar Raghavan shares the most, 4.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers

Producers

Mixed roles