Anurag Basu is an India television-advertiser, reality show-judge, director, actor, screenwriter and producer. Basu achieved initial success with his films tackling the themes of passion and adultery[ such as Life in a... Metro, Kites, Gangster and Murder. He began his directing career in television, moving to feature films in 2002.
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Biography from TMDB.
- May 8, 1974 (52)
- Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India
- Director, writer, producer and actor
- 6 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
Known for
What are Anurag Basu's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.
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 6
Light 2 · Serious 4 · Dark 0
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 2
Gentle 1 · Charged 5 · Intense 0
Steady 2 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 2
Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0
Casual 2 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 3
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet4
- 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 Anurag Basu's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Anurag Basu'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
18 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 5 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Don't Be Shy(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Metro in Dino(2025)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
Ludo(2020)
Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films
Jagga Jasoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Stories by Rabindranath Tagore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)
Barfi!(2012)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
I Am (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Kites(2010)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Life in a Metro(2007)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Ganda Hendathi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Gangster (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)
Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Murder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)
Saaya (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Kucch To Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Kishore Kumar Biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Ravindra Kaushik biopic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Tu Meri Zindagi Hai (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 14 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.
Film career
- 2020Screen debut· Ludo
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 Anurag Basu's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 6; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 72nd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
2 of their 6 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved2
- Cult Classic1
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed1
Reviewers score the atmosphere 71/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 6 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 Anurag Basu's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Anurag Basu work with?
People who share at least 2 of Anurag Basu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sanjeev Dutta shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Sanjeev DuttaShared titles: Barfi! (2012), Kites (2010), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Sanjeev Dutta
- Samrat ChakrabortyShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Ludo (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Samrat Chakraborty
Actors
- Aditya Roy KapoorShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Ludo (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Aditya Roy Kapoor
- Fatima Sana ShaikhShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Ludo (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Fatima Sana Shaikh
- Konkona Sen SharmaShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Konkona Sen Sharma
- Pankaj TripathiShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Ludo (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Pankaj Tripathi
Composers and editors
- Pritam ChakrabortyShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Barfi! (2012), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Pritam Chakraborty
- Akiv AliShared titles: Barfi! (2012), Kites (2010), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 3 shared titles with Akiv Ali
Producers
- Ronnie ScrewvalaShared titles: Barfi! (2012), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Ronnie Screwvala
- Sanu RoyShared titles: Barfi! (2012), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Sanu Roy
- Siddharth Roy KapurShared titles: Barfi! (2012), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Siddharth Roy Kapur
- Gayatri GulatiShared titles: Kites (2010), Life in a Metro (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Gayatri Gulati
Mixed roles
- Tani BasuShared titles: Metro in Dino (2025), Barfi! (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Tani Basu