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Rohit Shetty

Rohit Shetty

Director, producer and writer · Born March 14, 1974 (52) · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rohit Shetty is a film director, presenter and cinematographer. He is the son of the late actor and fight master M. B. Shetty, who acted in many Hindi and Kannada movies. He is married and has two children. He started his career at the age of 15 as an assistant director with Kuku Kohli on the film Phool Aur Kaante starring Ajay Devgn; he directed his first feature film, Zameen, as an independent director with Devgan in 2003 at the age of 29. He is from India, from the city of Mangalore in Karnataka. He was interested in films since childhood as he belonged to a film family. At 13 or 14, he was certain that he wanted to be a director and never thought of becoming an actor. Then he started working, first as an apprentice with Kuku Kohli during Phool Aur Kaante (Ajay Devgan's debut film that costarred Madhoo). Then he assisted him in Ek Aur Kohinoor, which was never released. He also worked with him on Suhaag (Ajay, Akshay Kumar, Karisma Kapoor), Haqeeqat (1995) (Ajay, Tabu) and Zulmi (Akshay, Twinkle Khanna). By then, he had developed a good rapport with Ajay Devgn. After that he started working with Anees Bazmee on Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha (Ajay, Kajol), followed by Ajay's home productions, Hindustan Ki Kasam and Raju Chacha. During the making of Pyaar To Hona Hi Tha, he knew he was ready to make his own film. When they were planning Raju Chacha, it was decided that he would make his directorial debut after Ajay Devgan, and Ajay would act in it. Shetty is also the judge of a comedy show known as Comedy Circus. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rohit Shetty, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 14, 1974 (52)
From
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Director, producer and writer
Titles
15 on MovieCove · 26 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 64 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Rohit Shetty's films like?

Across their 12 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action9 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 43rd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 35th percentile
: browse their Comedy 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%
Bonds
35%
Self
15%
Society
5%
Survival
2%
Family bonds6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice4 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDuty2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 8 · Serious 2 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 0 · Stylized 3 · Heightened 8

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 6

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 8 · Whiplash 3

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 4

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 4

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

A split, not a type: Casual 6 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 10 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Joyful
5
Thrilling
5
Absurd
4
Romantic
2
Other
12

How their films linger

Feel-good7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy9
  • Bittersweet3

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 Rohit Shetty's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 13 of their 15 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Rohit Shetty'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

26 credits, 15 with a MovieCove page; 11 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Golmaal 5 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Director

  • Son of Sardaar 2(2025)

    as Cameo

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all films

  • Singham Again(2024)

    Director · Dialogue · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Indian Police Force(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows

  • Cirkus(2022)

    Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Sooryavanshi(2021)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Simmba(2018)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • India’s Next Superstars (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 2 episodes · Creator · as Himself - Judge

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

    Director · Producer · Story

  • Tamburo(2017)

    Creative Director · Producer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Dilwale(2015)

    Director · Producer · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Singham Returns (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director

  • Chennai Express(2013)

    Director · Stunt Coordinator

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani(2013)

    Thanks

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Bol Bachchan(2012)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Singham(2011)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Golmaal 3(2010)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • All the Best: Fun Begins (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director

  • Golmaal Returns(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Fear Factor: Khatron Ke Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 24 episodes · Actor

  • Khatron Ke Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 108 episodes · as Host

  • Sunday(2008)

    Director

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Golmaal – Fun Unlimited (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2006)

    Director

  • Zameen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)

    Director

  • Maria IPS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Director · Producer

  • Mission Frontline with Rohit Shetty (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

Career shape

A full career of 26 titles, 23 of them dated from 2003 to 2025.

Biggest box office

Simmba (2018)

$51M worldwide

Highest rated

Singham (2011)

Midcredits 73rd

Most popular right now

Indian Police Force (2024)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting4 of 26: 4 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting19 of 26: 10 only directing, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score43rdWriting3 of 26: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing8 of 26: 0 only producing, 8 with another role · typical Midcredits score41stOther crew6 of 26: 2 only other crew, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score48th

26 titles, 10 with more than one role — directing and producing overlap on 7 of them.

By decade

2000s7 · 2 acting · 5 crew2010s11 · crew2020s5 · 1 acting · 4 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 Rohit Shetty's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 43rd percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 34th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

34thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Midcredits score across 15 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th4
  • 25th to 49th10

Shape of the crowd

5 of their 15 titles are Mixed.

  • Loved with Detractors3
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · director, producer

Cirkus (2022)

98th percentile spread · 28% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director

Singham (2011)

Midcredits 73rd · 69% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 49/100 and the pacing 45/100 in their films, across 11 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 Rohit Shetty's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore runs heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles45–67 · median 56 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles6–26 · median 12 · minimallighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles23–32 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles11–45 · median 25 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–48 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all 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 Rohit Shetty work with?

People who share at least 2 of Rohit Shetty's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Yunus Sajawal shares the most, 10.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles