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Shonali Bose

Shonali Bose

Director, writer and producer · Born June 3, 1965 (61)

Shonali Bose is an Indian film director, writer and film producer. Having made her feature film debut in 2005, she has since won such accolades as a National Film Award, a Bridgestone Narrative Award, and a Sundance Mahindra Global Filmmaker Award.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
June 3, 1965 (61)
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
6 on MovieCove · 8 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Shonali Bose's films like?

Across their 5 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 4 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

Gentle 0 · Charged 4 · Intense 0

Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

Casual 0 · Engaged 4 · Full focus 0

Easy watch 0 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 3

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Melancholic
4
Hopeful
3
Warm
2
Bittersweet
2
Contemplative
1
Other
3

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5

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 Shonali Bose's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 6 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (2).

Subscription and free streaming for Shonali Bose'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

8 credits, 6 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Shoot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Show Creator

  • Ziddi Girls(2025)

    Show Director

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all shows
  • A Fly on the Wall (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Modern Love Mumbai(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Director

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • The Sky Is Pink(2019)

    Director · Screenplay

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • Margarita with a Straw(2014)

    Director · Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
  • Chittagong(2012)

    Co-Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Amu(2005)

    Director · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 7 titles from 2005 to 2026.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing5 of 7: 1 only directing, 4 with another roleWriting4 of 7: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing2 of 7: 0 only producing, 2 with another roleCinematography1 of 7: 0 only cinematography, 1 with another roleOther crew1 of 7: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

7 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 3 of them.

By decade

2000s1 · crew2010s3 · crew2020s3 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it.

How do Shonali Bose's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 85th percentile, the median of all 4; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 78th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

78thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

89thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 6 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up5
  • 25th to 49th1

Reviewers score the atmosphere 70/100 and the pacing 38/100 in their films, across 4 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.

Who does Shonali Bose work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shonali Bose's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nilesh Maniyar shares the most, 2.

Writers

Editors

Producers