Aditya Dhar (born 12 March 1983) is an Indian director, screenwriter, producer and lyricist who works in Hindi cinema. He made his directorial debut with the 2019 war film Uri: The Surgical Strike, which was a critical and commercial success, becoming the 4th highest-grossing Indian film of the year and earning Dhar the National Film Award for Best Direction. He then directed the Dhurandhar series (2025-2026), a spy action thriller duology; both films in the series emerged as being among the highest-grossing Indian films of all time, earning Dhar widespread recognition across the Indian film industry. Dhar's films are known for their nationalistic themes, which have divided critics; commentators have contrastingly described his works as patriotic or jingoistic.
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Biography from TMDB.
- March 12, 1983 (43)
- New Delhi, India
- Writer, producer and director
- 8 on MovieCove · 14 credits in all
What are Aditya Dhar's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 6
Light 1 · Serious 0 · Dark 5
Grounded 1 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 1 · Intense 5
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 1
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
Casual 0 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 3
Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4
Resolved 4 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0
Moods and endings
- Happy3
- Bittersweet2
- Ambiguous1
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 Aditya Dhar's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 7 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).
- ZEE5
Subscription and free streaming for Aditya Dhar'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
14 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Dhurandhar: The Revenge(2026)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Dhurandhar(2025)
Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films
Baramulla(2025)
Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films
Dhoom Dhaam(2025)
Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
Article 370(2024)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Uri: The Surgical Strike(2019)
Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films
Tezz(2012)
Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
Phhir (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)
Aakrosh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)
Daddy Cool: Join the Fun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Boond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Haal-e-Dil (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
Kabul Express(2006)
Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all filmsAditya Dhar's Next (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 14 titles, 13 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.
Biggest box office
Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026)
Highest rated
Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)
Most popular right now
Dhurandhar (2025)
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 Aditya Dhar's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 8; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 90th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up4
- 50th to 74th3
- Below 25th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Crowd Pleasers.
- Universally Loved1
- Loved with Detractors1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the dialogue 59/100 and the plot and story 58/100 in their films, across 6 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Aditya Dhar's work okay for kids?
Across up to 6 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, profanity and frightening / intense run heavier than most films and sex & nudity lighter.
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 Aditya Dhar work with?
People who share at least 2 of Aditya Dhar's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Shivkumar V. Panicker shares the most, 4.
Directors
- Aditya Suhas JambhaleShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Aditya Suhas Jambhale
Writers
- Aarsh VoraShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Aarsh Vora
Actors
- Yami GautamShared titles: Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)See all 3 shared titles with Yami Gautam
- Arjun RampalShared titles: Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026), Dhurandhar (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Arjun Rampal
- MadhavanShared titles: Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026), Dhurandhar (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Madhavan
- Rakesh BediShared titles: Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026), Dhurandhar (2025)See all 2 shared titles with Rakesh Bedi
Composers, cinematographers and editors
- Shivkumar V. PanickerShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)See all 4 shared titles with Shivkumar V. Panicker
- Siddharth VasaniShared titles: Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Siddharth Vasani
- Shashwat SachdevShared titles: Article 370 (2024), Uri: The Surgical Strike (2019)See all 2 shared titles with Shashwat Sachdev
Producers
- Azaz MemonShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Azaz Memon
- Jyoti DeshpandeShared titles: Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Dhurandhar (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Jyoti Deshpande
- Lokesh DharShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Lokesh Dhar
- Puneet WaddanShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Dhoom Dhaam (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 3 shared titles with Puneet Waddan
Mixed roles
- Monal ThaakarShared titles: Baramulla (2025), Article 370 (2024)See all 2 shared titles with Monal Thaakar