Manu Rishi Chadha, one of the finest artists in our industry was born and raised in Delhi. His only dream was to become an actor and hence to hone his skills, he quit college to pursue theatre. He gave 10 years to theatre and eventually decided to move to Mumbai to give a bigger platform to his acting dreams. After a few attempts at acting which proved his mettle, but unfortunately did not give him many opportunities to put him in the big league of actors in the industry, he decided to quit acting and give his all to writing. He wrote Oye Lucky Lucky Oye which turned out to be a blockbuster. It not only won him recognition and acceptance in the industry as a fine actor but also won him his first Filmfare award, IIFA and numerous other prestigious awards. Juggling between acting and writing, he gave many successful films as a writer and some more as an actor like Phas Gaye Re Obama, Kya Dilli Kya Lahore, 21 Topon ki Salaami, Ek Deewana Tha, What The Fish, Life ki toh Lag Gayi, Aankhon Dekhi, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye, etc. Now he's back as an actor. Watch out for him playing a primary character in a Web Series called Inside Edge for Amazon Prime directed By Karan Anshuman and produced by Excel Films.
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Biography from IMDb.
- January 3, 1971 (55)
- New Delhi, India
- Actor and writer
- 23 on MovieCove
What are Manu Rishi Chadha's films like?
Across their 23 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 1 · Wry 2 · Earnest 17
Light 13 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 11 · Stylized 8 · Heightened 1
Gentle 9 · Charged 10 · Intense 1
A split, not a type: Steady 10 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 3
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 7
A split, not a type: Slow burn 13 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 1
Casual 11 · Engaged 8 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 10 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 3
Resolved 12 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1
Roles they play
Usually the Trickster: 3 of 10 analyzed roles.
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- Heraldas Rastogi in Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)
- Tricksteras Anni in Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)
- Tricksteras Ravi in What the Fish (2013)
- Heroas Samarth Pratap in Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014)
- Threshold guardianas Bhaishab in Halahal (2020)
- Shapeshifteras Chaman Tripathi in Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)
- Threshold guardianas Dr. Sanjeev Mehra in Hum Do Hamare Do (2021)
- Tricksteras Satpal Tomar in Dasvi (2022)
- Heraldas Rajbir Rangot in Shehar Lakhot (2023)
- Allyas atheist character in Bhagwan Bharose (2023)
Moods and endings
- Happy9
- Bittersweet9
- Ambiguous4
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 Manu Rishi Chadha's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 23 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
Subscription and free streaming for Manu Rishi Chadha'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
23 credits, 23 with a MovieCove page.

Operation Safed Sagar(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
Rahu Ketu(2026)
Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films
Bhagwan Bharose(2023)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Fukrey 3(2023)
Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films
Shehar Lakhot(2023)
Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all shows
Dasvi(2022)
Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films
Hum Do Hamare Do(2021)
Midcredits score: 51st percentile of all films
RK/RKAY(2021)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Guilty(2020)
Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
Halahal(2020)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films
What Are the Odds?(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Rajma Chawal(2018)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Tubelight(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Kya Dilli Kya Lahore(2014)
Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all films
Mumbai Delhi Mumbai(2014)
Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
Permanent Roommates(2014)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
What the Fish(2013)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Ekk Deewana Tha(2012)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi(2012)
Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films
Aisha(2010)
Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films
Phas Gaye Re Obama(2010)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye!(2008)
Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films
Career shape
Across their 23 MovieCove titles from 2008 to 2026.
How do Manu Rishi Chadha's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 20; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 43rd percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up9
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th6
- Below 25th4
Shape of the crowd
9 of their 23 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved6
- Divisive3
- Cult Classic3
- Crowd Pleaser2
- Mixed9
Reviewers score the acting 65/100 in their films, across 20 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 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 Manu Rishi Chadha's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.
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 Manu Rishi Chadha work with?
People who share at least 2 of Manu Rishi Chadha's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Manjot Singh shares the most, 3.
Writers
- Vipul VigShared titles: Rahu Ketu (2026), Fukrey 3 (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Vipul Vig
- Devika BhagatShared titles: Shehar Lakhot (2023), Aisha (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Devika Bhagat

Actors
- Manjot SinghShared titles: Fukrey 3 (2023), What the Fish (2013), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Manjot Singh

- Abhay DeolShared titles: What Are the Odds? (2019), Aisha (2010), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 3 shared titles with Abhay Deol

- Amit SialShared titles: Rahu Ketu (2026), Phas Gaye Re Obama (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Amit Sial

- Pulkit SamratShared titles: Rahu Ketu (2026), Fukrey 3 (2023)See all 2 shared titles with Pulkit Samrat

Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Amalendu ChaudharyShared titles: Fukrey 3 (2023), Hum Do Hamare Do (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Amalendu Chaudhary

- Tanishk BagchiShared titles: Fukrey 3 (2023), Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020)See all 2 shared titles with Tanishk Bagchi

- Sagar DesaiShared titles: RK/RKAY (2021), What Are the Odds? (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Sagar Desai
- Namrata RaoShared titles: Life Ki Toh Lag Gayi (2012), Oye Lucky! Lucky Oye! (2008)See all 2 shared titles with Namrata Rao

Producers
- Ravi SarinShared titles: Guilty (2020), Rajma Chawal (2018), Aisha (2010)See all 3 shared titles with Ravi Sarin
- Himanshu JoshiShared titles: Dasvi (2022), Hum Do Hamare Do (2021)See all 2 shared titles with Himanshu Joshi
- Hetvi KariaShared titles: Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan (2020), What Are the Odds? (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Hetvi Karia
- Manoj MittraShared titles: Kya Dilli Kya Lahore (2014), Aisha (2010)See all 2 shared titles with Manoj Mittra
