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Shakun Batra

Shakun Batra

Director, writer and producer · Born January 1, 1983 (43) · New Delhi, India

Shakun Batra (born 1 January 1983) is an Indian film director and screenwriter. His first film was the moderately successful romantic comedy Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (2012). He followed this with the widely acclaimed family drama Kapoor & Sons (2016).

Biography from TMDB.

Born
January 1, 1983 (43)
From
New Delhi, India
Works as
Director, writer and producer
Titles
5 on MovieCove · 10 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 39 days to Oct 28Down 12% in 30 days

What are Shakun Batra's films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Society.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
43%
Society
21%
Morality
16%
Self
10%
Survival
10%
Family bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 4 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 1

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

Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 1

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 3 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 2 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 2 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 1 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 1 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 2 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Contemplative
3
Tense
2
Warm
1
Bittersweet
1
Melancholic
1
Other
3

How their films linger

Hopeful2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Shakun Batra's films?

As of October 24, 2026, all 5 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Shakun Batra'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

10 credits, 5 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Lust Stories 3(2026)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Ghuspaith: Between Borders (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Executive Producer

  • Gehraiyaan(2022)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Story

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Searching for Sheela(2021)

    Director · Creator · Producer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 28th percentile of all films

  • Kapoor & Sons(2016)

    Director · Story

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Ek Main Aur Ekk Tu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Director · Writer

  • Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    as Nilesh

  • Positive (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2007)

    Second Assistant Director

  • Don(2006)

    as Migrant Worker 3

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films

  • Veer Hirani Debut Movie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

Career shape

A full career of 10 titles, 9 of them dated from 2006 to 2026.

Biggest box office

Kapoor & Sons (2016)

$17M worldwide

Highest rated

Kapoor & Sons (2016)

Midcredits 93rd

Most popular right now

Lust Stories 3 (2026)

Film career

  • 2006Screen debut· Don

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting2 of 10: 2 only acting, 0 with another roleDirecting5 of 10: 0 only directing, 5 with another roleWriting4 of 10: 0 only writing, 4 with another roleProducing3 of 10: 2 only producing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 10: 1 only other crew, 1 with another role

10 titles, 5 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

2000s3 · 2 acting · 1 crew2010s2 · crew2020s4 · crew

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

How do Shakun Batra's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 5; across a limited sample of 4 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 33rd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

33rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Approval · how many liked their films

51stpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Reach · how many have seen their films

80thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 4

Midcredits score across 5 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 25th to 49th2
  • Below 25th1

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 5 titles are Divisive.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed1

Most divisive · director, writer, producer

Gehraiyaan (2022)

99th percentile spread · 36% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Kapoor & Sons (2016)

Midcredits 93rd · 83% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 60/100 and the pacing 39/100 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.

Is Shakun Batra's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Sex & Nudity3 titlesmedian 53 · moderateMedian of all films: 32

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Shakun Batra work with?

People who share at least 2 of Shakun Batra's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Apoorva Mehta shares the most, 3.

Writers

Actors

Producers