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Manish Chaudhari

Manish Chaudhari

Actor · Born February 16, 1969 (57) · New Delhi, India

Manish Prakash Chaudhari is an Indian actor who is famous for featuring in various hit movies and TV series. He was born in Delhi and completed his primary education from St. Paul's School. Later, he did B.A (Hons.) at Kirori Mal College, Delhi University. Soon, he joined the prestigious College Theatre Society. He was interested in acting from a very young age of 15. In 1995, Chaudhari shifted to Mumbai, in a bid to look for a career in Hindi cinema. The young turk made his bollywood debut in 2003 with Rules: Pyaar Ka Superhit Formula. The debut was followed by a series of successful projects, including Socha Na Tha, Rocket Singh, Band Baaja Baraat, among others. In 2011, he featured in Blood Money as Dharmesh Zaveri. In the next year, he appeared in Jannat 2 and Raaz 3. Over the next few years, the dynamic actor featured in numerous projects, which include Bombay Velvet, Sanam Teri Kasam, Noor and Batla House to name a few. Recently, he played crucial roles in The Ghost and Bade Miyan Chote Miyan. He was also seen in hit web-series Aarya, besides appearing in various prominent web series like Bombay Begums, Shoorveer, Kohra, etc.

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Born
February 16, 1969 (57)
From
New Delhi, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
24 on Motif · 42 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 17% in 30 days

What are Manish Chaudhari's films like?

Across their 17 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action10 titlesTypical Motif score: 46th percentile
: browse their Action movies
Drama2 titlesTypical Motif score: 79th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
39%
Bonds
24%
Self
14%
Power
14%
Survival
8%
Ideas
2%
Justice8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition4 titles, browse their movies with this themeLoyalty3 titles, browse their movies with this themeCorruption2 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRedemption2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 14 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 1 · Serious 4 · Dark 9

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 3

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 10

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 1

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

Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 9 · Relentless 2

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 10 · Full focus 1

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

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

10 analyzed roles

Usually the Mentor: 4 of 10 analyzed roles.

Mentor
4 of 10
Threshold guardian
4 of 10
Shadow
2 of 10
Show the 10 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Melancholic
7
Thrilling
6
Dread
3
Romantic
3
Other
13

How their films linger

Thought-provoking8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteInfuriating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Manish Chaudhari's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 18 of their 24 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (12).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Manish Chaudhari's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

42 credits, 24 with a Motif page.

  • Boss 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2027)

    Actor

  • Main Vaapas Aaunga(2026)

    as Muzaffar

    Motif score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Chand Mera Dil(2026)

    as Aarav's Father

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Kartavya(2026)

    as Keshav

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • The Ba***ds of Bollywood(2025)

    Show 7 episodes · as Freddy Sodawallah

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • Kingdom(2025)

    as Jayaprakash

    Motif score: 40th percentile of all films

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

    as Suryakant Maheshwari

  • Aap Jaisa Koi(2025)

    as Bhanu Tripathi

    Motif score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Sky Force(2025)

    as David Lawrence

    Motif score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Bade Miyan Chote Miyan(2024)

    as Karan Shergill

    Motif score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Gandeevadhari Arjuna(2023)

    as Vijay Dheeraj

    Motif score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Kohrra(2023)

    Show 6 episodes · as Satwinder 'Steve' Dhillon

    Motif score: 73rd percentile of all shows

  • The Ghost(2022)

    as Lala

    Motif score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Jahaan Chaar Yaar (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    as DCP Mohite

  • Shoorveer (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2022)

    Show 8 episodes · as Ranjan Malik

  • Bombay Begums(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

    Motif score: 13th percentile of all shows

  • Akkad Bakkad Rafu Chakkar(2021)

    Show as Gopal Tandon

    Motif score: 1st percentile of all shows

  • Aarya(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Shekhawat

    Motif score: 80th percentile of all shows

  • Paatal Lok(2020)

    Show 9 episodes · as Vikram Kapoor

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Bypass Road (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2019)

    as Abhidev Roy

  • Batla House(2019)

    Actor

    Motif score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Baazaar(2018)

    as Rana Dasgupta

    Motif score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Satyameva Jayate(2018)

    Actor

    Motif score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Yeh Pyaar Nahi Toh Kya Hai (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 120 episodes · Actor

  • Juice (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2017)

    as Brijesh Singh

  • P.O.W. Bandi Yuddh Ke (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 110 episodes · as Vikram Singh

  • Mohenjo Daro(2016)

    as Priest

    Motif score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Zubaan (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2016)

    as Gurucharan Sikand

  • Sanam Teri Kasam(2016)

    as Jayaram

    Motif score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Uvaa (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Lawyer Pramod Mittal

  • Bombay Velvet (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2015)

    as Jamshed 'Jimmy' Mistry

  • Mickey Virus (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as ACP Siddhanth Chauhan

  • Maazii (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2013)

    as Gulab Singh

  • Ankur Arora Murder Case(2013)

    as Advocate Rajiv Mallani

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Raaz 3 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Tara Dutt

  • Jannat 2 (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2012)

    as Mangal Singh Tomar

  • Blood Money(2012)

    as Rajan Zakaria

    Motif score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Stand By (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2011)

    as John Williams

  • Band Baaja Baaraat(2010)

    as Mr. Sidhwani

    Motif score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Powder (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2010)

    Show 26 episodes · as Usmaan Ali

  • Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year(2009)

    as Sunil Puri

    Motif score: 91st percentile of all films

  • 7½ Phere (not in the Motif catalog yet)(2005)

    as Nimit Joshi

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 39 titles, 38 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2025.

Biggest box office

Batla House (2019)

$13M worldwide

Highest rated

Sanam Teri Kasam (2016)

Motif 94th

Most popular right now

Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (2024)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2025 · their film career is on the way up. Top draw in 4 Motif titles. 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.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting39 of 39: 39 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Motif score64th

By decade

2000s2 · acting2010s19 · acting2020s17 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 15 roles
0919

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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

How do Manish Chaudhari's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 63rd percentile, the median of all 18; across their 14 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 36th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

36thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Approval · how many liked their films

71stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Reach · how many have seen their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 14

Motif score across 24 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up9
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 24 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic5
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Bombay Begums (2021)

98th percentile spread · 40% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Main Vaapas Aaunga (2026)

Motif 98th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the acting 64/100 in their films, across 14 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 39. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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 Manish Chaudhari's work okay for kids?

Across up to 9 Motif titles with content scores, violence & gore and alcohol & drugs run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles30–74 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity9 titles16–59 · median 26 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 31
Profanity6 titles8–78 · median 42 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 35
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles30–79 · median 52 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles31–75 · median 47 · 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 Manish Chaudhari work with?

People who share at least 2 of Manish Chaudhari's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Tanishk Bagchi shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers