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Uday Tikekar

Uday Tikekar

Actor · Born December 4, 1960 (65) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Uday Tikekar is an Indian actor known for his work in Marathi theatre, television, and cinema, as well as Hindi films and television. With a career spanning several decades, he has earned wide recognition for his strong screen presence and versatility, seamlessly portraying authoritative, intense, and character-driven roles. He has been an integral part of Marathi theatre, where his command over dialogue and stagecraft has been highly appreciated, while his performances on television have made him a familiar and respected face among audiences. In cinema, Uday Tikekar has appeared in numerous Marathi and Hindi films, often delivering impactful performances that add depth and gravitas to the narrative. His consistent body of work and dedication to the craft have established him as a dependable and accomplished actor in the Indian entertainment industry.

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Biography from IMDb.

Born
December 4, 1960 (65)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 40 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 6% in 30 days

What are Uday Tikekar's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
27%
Self
27%
Morality
21%
Power
14%
Survival
5%
Society
5%
Ambition3 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 5 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 2

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

A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 1 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · 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 4 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 2 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 1

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 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

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

Resolved 4 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

1 analyzed role
  • Shadowas DCP Tyagi in Cocaine (2026)

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Thrilling
2
Dread
2
Warm
1
Other
5

How their films linger

Bittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteUnsettling2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy2
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous3

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 Uday Tikekar's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on ZEE5 (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Uday Tikekar'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

40 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Maharashtra Epstein Files (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Bandar(2025)

    as Judge

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Hey Kay Navin? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as Dad

  • Cocaine(2026)

    as DCP Tyagi

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Mana Che Shlok (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Murderbaad (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    as Commissioner Kuma

  • Aaichya Gavat Marathit Bol (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Actor

  • Cirkus(2022)

    as Jamnadas

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Antim: The Final Truth(2021)

    as Shinde Seth

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Sooryavanshi(2021)

    as Chief Minister

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Bhagya Lakshmi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Show 719 episodes · as Virendra Oberoi

  • Flesh(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · Actor

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all shows

  • City of Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 20 episodes · as Jiten Pandya

  • 15 August(2019)

    as Mr. Inamdar

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Simmba(2018)

    as Home Minister

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Kasauti Zindagii Kay (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 468 episodes · as Moloy Basu

  • Fear (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Minister Jagtap

  • Golmaal Again (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Jamnadas

  • Raees(2017)

    as Pasha Bhai

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

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

    as Bhawani

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

    as Mantoo

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

    Show 188 episodes · as Pradhyumna Vidyadhar Rao

  • Shamitabh(2015)

    as Dr. Pandey

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Aawhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as DCP

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

    as Pratap Singh Nimbalkar

  • Siyaasat(2014)

    Show as Akbar

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Julun Yeti Reshimgaathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Show 11 episodes · as Suresh Kudalkar

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

    as Mehta

  • Barfi!(2012)

    as Shruti's Father

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

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

    Actor

  • Satrangi Re (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mr. Kamat

  • Gaiir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Actor

  • Saade Maade Teen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    as Virendra Saheb

  • Ishhya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Actor

  • Arzoo Hai Tu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Show 180 episodes · Actor

  • Satvapariksha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)

    as Vilasrao Deshmukh

  • Shubhamangal Savadhan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Actor

  • Pheka Pheki (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1989)

    Actor

  • Tu Bol Na

    Actor

  • Two Zero One Four (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Home Minister

Career shape

Star power in the 88th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 37 titles, 36 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Simmba (2018)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Raees (2017)

Midcredits 71st

Most popular right now

Cocaine (2026)

Film career

19892026

Peak 2016 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

  • 2012Screen debut· Barfi!

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting37 of 37: 37 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score59th

By decade

1980s1 · acting1990s2 · acting2000s4 · acting2010s18 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 11th · top billed in 0% of 8 roles

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. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Uday Tikekar's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of the 10 of 11 with a score; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 48th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

77thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th4

Shape of the crowd

4 of their 12 titles are Loved with Detractors.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Loved with Detractors4
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed4

Most divisive · actor

Flesh (2020)

98th percentile spread · 29% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Barfi! (2012)

Midcredits 97th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 4 reviewed titles; fans 83, detractors 40. 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.

Is Uday Tikekar's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore3 titlesmedian 82 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 23 · mildMedian of all films: 32
Profanity3 titlesmedian 33 · mildMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs3 titlesmedian 69 · intenseMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense3 titlesmedian 64 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Uday Tikekar work with?

People who share at least 2 of Uday Tikekar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Danish Aslam shares the most, 2.

Directors

Actors