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Nikitin Dheer

Nikitin Dheer

Actor · Born March 17, 1980 (46) · Bombay, Maharashtra, India

Nikitin Dheer is an Indian actor known for his powerful villainous roles in Bollywood and television. Born on March 17, 1980, in Mumbai, India, he is the son of veteran actor Pankaj Dheer. Nikitin made his Bollywood debut with Jodhaa Akbar (2008), portraying the fierce Mughal warrior Sharifuddin Hussain. He gained widespread recognition as the intimidating Thangaballi in Chennai Express (2013) and appeared in action-packed films like Dabangg 2 (2012), Housefull 3 (2016), and Shershaah (2021). On television, he impressed audiences with his roles in Ishqbaaaz and Naagin 3. Known for his towering physique and commanding screen presence, Nikitin has also showcased his adventurous side in reality shows like Khatron Ke Khiladi 5. He is married to actress Kratika Sengar.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
March 17, 1980 (46)
From
Bombay, Maharashtra, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
12 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27

What are Nikitin Dheer's films like?

Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 8 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Grounded 0 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 4

Gentle 1 · Charged 2 · Intense 5

Steady 1 · Shifting 6 · Whiplash 1

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 2

Casual 3 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

4 analyzed roles

Usually the Shadow: 3 of 4 analyzed roles.

Shadow
3 of 4
Threshold guardian
1 of 4

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Thrilling
3
Joyful
2
Triumphant
3
Romantic
2
Other
5

How their films end · 1 with a twist

  • Happy5
  • Bittersweet3

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 Nikitin Dheer's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (4).

Subscription and free streaming for Nikitin Dheer'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, 12 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Shakti Shalini (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2026)

    Actor

  • Housefull 5(2025)

    as Captain Sameer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
  • Akaal: The Unconquered (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Actor

  • Martin(2024)

    as Mushtaq

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films
  • Indian Police Force(2024)

    Show 7 episodes · as Rana Virk

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Shrimad Ramayan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Show 341 episodes · as Raavan

  • Cirkus(2022)

    as Dev Chauhan

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films
  • Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Bala Singham

  • Antim: The Final Truth(2021)

    as Daya Bagare

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Sooryavanshi(2021)

    as Mukhtar Ansari

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • Shershaah(2021)

    as Major Ajay Jasrotia

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Raktanchal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 26 episodes · as Waseem Khan

  • Goutham Nanda (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Gowda

  • Mister (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Rahul Wadayar

  • Freaky Ali (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Danger Bhai

  • Housefull 3(2016)

    as Rohan

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films
  • Kanche (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    as Ishwar

  • Chennai Express(2013)

    as Tangaballi

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Dabangg 2(2012)

    as Chunni

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films
  • Ready (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Aryan

  • Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films
  • Khatron Ke Khiladi (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 20 episodes · as Contestant

  • Jodhaa Akbar(2008)

    as Sharifuddin Hussain

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

Career shape

Star power in the 91st percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 22 of them dated from 2008 to 2025; peak year 2012.

Film career

20082025

Peak 2012 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. 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
Acting23 of 23: 23 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score49th

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s8 · acting2020s11 · acting

Billing

usually 7th · top billed in 0% of 11 roles
0818

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. 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 Nikitin Dheer's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 49th percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 28th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

28thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Approval · how many liked their films

73rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 8

Midcredits score across 12 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up2
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

3 of their 12 titles are Loved with Detractors.

  • Universally Loved2
  • Loved with Detractors3
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Reviewers score the acting 53/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 78, detractors 26. 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 Nikitin Dheer's work okay for kids?

Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore5 titles56–78 · median 69 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity5 titles12–54 · median 24 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity5 titles24–66 · median 28 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs5 titles20–71 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense5 titles33–79 · median 62 · intenseheavier than most 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 Nikitin Dheer work with?

People who share at least 2 of Nikitin Dheer's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Farhad Samji shares the most, 3.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers