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Qaushiq Mukherjee

Qaushiq Mukherjee

Director, writer, actor, cinematographer and producer, also editor · Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Qaushiq Mukherjee (popularly known as Q) is an Indian film director known for his controversial cult film Gandu. Mukherjee grew up in Kolkata and was educated at South Point High School. Then he did his Hons in arts from Calcutta University. He worked in advertising for twelve years in India, Maldives and Sri Lanka. He is the founder and CEO of film production company, Overdose Joint.

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Biography from TMDB.

From
Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Works as
Director, writer, actor, cinematographer and producer, also editor
Titles
8 on MovieCove · 24 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 157 days to Oct 28Down 16% in 30 days

What are Qaushiq Mukherjee's films like?

Across their 7 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 36th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Fantasy2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 23rd percentile
: browse their Fantasy 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
Self
37%
Society
13%
Power
13%
Morality
13%
Ideas
13%
Survival
9%
Bonds
4%
Identity2 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

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

Grounded 1 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 5

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 2 · Intense 4

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

Steady 0 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 4

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 1 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 5 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 0 · Engaged 2 · Full focus 4

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

Resolved 0 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 5

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
6
Dread
4
Contemplative
3
Absurd
3
Bittersweet
2
Other
3

How their films linger

Unsettling5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Bittersweet2
  • Ambiguous5

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 Qaushiq Mukherjee's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 4 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (3).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Qaushiq Mukherjee'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

24 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page; 1 appearance as themselves is hidden until asked for.

  • Tehran(2025)

    as Himadri

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Zewel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Director · Composer · Producer · Screenplay

  • Kaala (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · as Assassin #1

  • Abhijaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    as Satyajit Ray

  • Sarimen (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Director

  • Taranath Tantrik(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · Director · Creator

    Midcredits score: 6th percentile of all shows

  • Nabarun (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Screenplay · as (Voice)

  • Zero KMS (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 12 episodes · Director · Writer

  • Garbage (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Screenplay

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

    as Mumbai Gangster

  • Ghya Chang Fou(2017)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Brahman Naman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Director · Cinematographer

  • Kajarya(2013)

    Co-Producer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • X: Past Is Present(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Writer

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • Ludo(2015)

    Director · Cinematographer · Producer · Story · Writer

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Land of Cards(2012)

    Director · Producer · Screenplay · Writer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • I Want to Be an American (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    Director

  • You Don't Belong (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Cinematographer

  • Gandu(2010)

    Director · Cinematographer · Editor · Producer · Production Design · Writer · as Director

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films

  • Love in India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Bishh (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Director · Writer

  • Le Pocha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Director

  • That Boy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)

    Director

  • How To Be An Indian Supari Killer (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Y

Career shape

A full career of 24 titles, 23 of them dated from 2000 to 2025.

Highest rated

Gandu (2010)

Midcredits 36th

Most popular right now

Ghya Chang Fou (2017)

Film career

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting8 of 24: 6 only acting, 2 with another roleDirecting16 of 24: 5 only directing, 11 with another role · typical Midcredits score29thWriting9 of 24: 0 only writing, 9 with another roleProducing6 of 24: 1 only producing, 5 with another roleMusic1 of 24: 0 only music, 1 with another roleCinematography6 of 24: 1 only cinematography, 5 with another roleEditing1 of 24: 0 only editing, 1 with another roleOther crew2 of 24: 0 only other crew, 2 with another role

24 titles, 11 with more than one role — directing and writing overlap on 9 of them.

By decade

2000s4 · crew2010s14 · 4 acting · 12 crew2020s5 · 3 acting · 2 crew

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 Qaushiq Mukherjee's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 44th percentile, the median of all 7; across their 6 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 6

Approval · how many liked their films

48thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

43rdpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 8 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up1
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th3
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 8 titles are Cult Classics.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Divisive1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · actor

Ghya Chang Fou (2017)

94th percentile spread · 32% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tehran (2025)

Midcredits 69th · 89% liked

Reviewers score the atmosphere 65/100 and the pacing 29/100 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.

Who does Qaushiq Mukherjee work with?

People who share at least 2 of Qaushiq Mukherjee's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Joyraj Bhattacharya shares the most, 5.

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles