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Ali Fazal

Ali Fazal

Actor · Born October 15, 1986 (40) · Lucknow, India

Ali Fazal is an Indian actor and model. He made his screen debut with a small role in the English language film The Other End of the Line before appearing in the American television miniseries Bollywood Hero.

Biography from TMDB.

Born
October 15, 1986 (40)
From
Lucknow, India
Works as
Actor
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 50 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 156 days to Oct 27Down 17% in 30 days

What are Ali Fazal's films like?

Across their 24 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Morality.

Genres

Comedy8 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 46th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Drama4 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 47th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies

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

share of theme weight
Bonds
42%
Morality
18%
Self
17%
Power
12%
Society
7%
Survival
2%
Ideas
1%
Romantic love7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds7 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship6 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower3 titles, browse their movies with this themeBetrayal3 titles, browse their movies with this themeAmbition3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 20 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 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 6

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

Grounded 16 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 6 · Charged 9 · Intense 5

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

Steady 9 · Shifting 10 · Whiplash 1

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 8 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 6

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 11 · Relentless 4

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

Casual 9 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

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 9 · Affecting 7 · Heavy 4

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 16 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

18 analyzed roles

Usually the Hero: 9 of 18 analyzed roles.

Hero
9 of 18
Ally
3 of 18
Mentor
2 of 18
Herald
2 of 18
Shadow
1 of 18
Shapeshifter
1 of 18
Show the 18 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
15
Joyful
8
Absurd
7
Contemplative
7
Thrilling
6
Other
21

How their films linger

Bittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 7 with a twist

  • Happy8
  • Bittersweet7
  • Ambiguous9

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 Ali Fazal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 23 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ali Fazal'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

50 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 4 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Mirzapur: The Movie(2026)

    as Govind "Guddu" Pandit

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Batwara 1947(2026)

    as Habib Anwar

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Raakh(2026)

    Show 8 episodes · as SI Jayprakash Jatav

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all shows

  • Lust Stories 3(2026)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Secret of a Mountain Serpent (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer

  • Metro in Dino(2025)

    as Akash

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films

  • Thug Life(2025)

    as Deepak Yadav

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Rule Breakers(2025)

    as Samir Khan

    Midcredits score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Girls Will Be Girls (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

    Executive Producer

  • Khufiya(2023)

    as Ravi Mohan

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • Fukrey 3(2023)

    as Zafar Khan (spl. appearance)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Kandahar(2023)

    as Kahil Nasir

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The Underbug (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Actor

  • Tadka (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Siddharth

  • The Astronaut And His Parrot (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Astronaut

  • Death on the Nile(2022)

    as Andrew Katchadourian

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Call My Agent Bollywood(2021)

    Show 6 episodes · as Ali Fazal · as Special Appearance

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Ray(2021)

    Show 4 episodes · as Ipsit Nair

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all shows

  • Forbidden Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as Dev

  • Listen To Her (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    as (voice)

  • House Arrest(2019)

    as Karan

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Prassthanam(2019)

    as Ayushmann Singh

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Mind the Malhotras(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Ali Fazal

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all shows

  • Milan Talkies (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Anirudh

  • Mirzapur(2018)

    Show 29 episodes · as Govind Pandit / Guddu

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all shows

  • Happy Phirr Bhag Jayegi(2018)

    as Guddu

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Fukrey Returns(2017)

    as Zafar Khan

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • Victoria & Abdul(2017)

    as Abdul Karim

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • For Here or to Go? (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Vivek Pandit

  • Happy Bhaag Jayegi(2016)

    as Guddu

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Xuan Zang(2016)

    as Jayaram

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bang Baaja Baaraat(2015)

    Show 5 episodes · as Pawan Sharma

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Chandni (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 22 episodes · Actor

  • Cheers (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Actor

  • Furious 7(2015)

    as Safar

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films

  • Khamoshiyan(2015)

    as Kabir

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Sonali Cable (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Raghu Pawar

  • Bobby Jasoos (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Tasawur

  • Baat Bann Gayi(2013)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Fukrey(2013)

    as Zafar Khan

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • According To Plan A (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    as Abhi

  • Always Kabhi Kabhi(2011)

    as Sameer A. Khanna / Sammy

    Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films

  • 3 Idiots(2009)

    as Joy Lobo

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all films

  • Ek Tho Chance (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Smridh

  • The Other End of the Line(2007)

    as Vij

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Beyond (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

  • Rakt Brahmānd: The Bloody Kingdom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Last of Them Plagues (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Producer

  • Untitled Ali Fazal - Richa Chadha Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Actor

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

    Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 97th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 50 titles, 44 of them dated from 2007 to 2026; peak year 2016.

Biggest box office

Death on the Nile (2022)

$137M worldwide

Highest rated

Mirzapur (2018)

Midcredits 93rd

Film career

MilestoneBreakout
20072026

Peak 2016 · back in prominent film roles after a quiet stretch. Top draw in 5 MovieCove titles. 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
Acting47 of 50: 47 only acting, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdProducing3 of 50: 3 only producing, 0 with another role

By decade

2000s3 · acting2010s22 · acting2020s19 · 17 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 0% of 12 roles
0919

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 Ali Fazal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 52nd percentile, the median of all 24; across their 20 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 44th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

44thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Approval · how many liked their films

54thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Reach · how many have seen their films

74thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 20

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up8
  • 50th to 74th8
  • 25th to 49th8
  • Below 25th6

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Divisive3
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser10
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · actor

Batwara 1947 (2026)

99th percentile spread · 34% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

3 Idiots (2009)

Midcredits 99th · 90% liked

Reviewers score the acting 70/100 in their films, across 19 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 44. 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 Ali Fazal's work okay for kids?

Across up to 13 MovieCove titles with content scores, violence & gore, sex & nudity, profanity, alcohol & drugs and frightening / intense run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles35–97 · median 70 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity13 titles15–67 · median 43 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity10 titles33–95 · median 59 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs7 titles22–75 · median 60 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense8 titles45–94 · median 74 · 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 Ali Fazal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ali Fazal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Pankaj Tripathi shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers