An alumnus of National School of Drama, Inaamulhaq was born on Nov 14, 1979 in Saharanpur-Uttar Pradesh. He first appeared on stage at the age of twelve. Later, he joined the 'Indian People's Theatre Association' and acted in numerous plays as a lead. In Mumbai he started his career as a writer for TV shows. After working as a 'Creative Consultant' with "Comedy Circus" for two and a half years, he moved on to films and wrote Dialogues for 'Bbuddha Hoga Terra Baap'(2011). While earning his livelihood by writing for television, he kept his passion alive by appearing in self-written TV shows. He got his first film break with critically acclaimed 'Firaaq' (2008). His first Major role in a feature film was, as the Pakistani national, in Nitin Kakkar's National award winner 'Filmistaan' (2014), for which he got listed in "Top 10 Stand-Out Actors of 2014" by Mid-Day, and "The Most Prominent Debuts of 2014" by IBNlive.com in their Yearender. He is also listed in IMDB'S "Top 200 Best Indian Actors and Actresses". Inaamulhaq also appeared in Askhay Kumar starer 'Airlift'. He played the main antagonist Major Khalaf Bin Zayd in the evacuation drama based on Iraq's invasion on Kuwait. His performance in Airlift received a grand reception from the audience and the critics as well. His cameo in Jolly LLB 2 caught the eyeballs of him as a Kashmiri. He also appeared in 'Lucknow Central' and 'Firangi' in essential role and got praised for his performance in both films. Inaamulhaq won Best Actor award for his Recently released film Nakkash where he played the title role at DCSAIF (Washington DC) and IIFFB (Boston) The poster of Nakkash was launched at Cannes Film Festival 2018.
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Biography from IMDb.
- November 14, 1979 (46)
- Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India
- Actor, also writer
- 12 on MovieCove · 22 credits in all
What are Inaamulhaq's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Self.
Genres
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
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 1 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 5 · Dark 2
Grounded 3 · Stylized 4 · Heightened 1
A split, not a type: Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 4
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 1
Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 3 · Funny 2
Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 3 · Relentless 2
A split, not a type: Casual 4 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 1
Easy watch 2 · Affecting 4 · Heavy 2
Resolved 8 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0
Roles they play
- Threshold guardianas Major Khalaf Bin Zayd in Airlift (2016)
- Tricksteras Dikkat Ansari in Lucknow Central (2017)
Moods and endings
- Happy7
- 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 Inaamulhaq's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 12 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Prime Video (3).
Subscription and free streaming for Inaamulhaq'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
22 credits, 12 with a MovieCove page; 2 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.
Viyaah Kartaare Da(2026)
Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
First Copy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Chidiya(2016)
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
The Shoes I Wore (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)
Pippa(2023)
Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)
Mere Desh Ki Dharti(2022)
Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films
Maharani (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)
Hasmukh(2020)
Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows
Pagalpanti(2019)
Midcredits score: 3rd percentile of all films
Nakkash (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)
Manto (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)
Firangi(2017)
Midcredits score: 21st percentile of all films
Lucknow Central(2017)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Phullu (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Jolly LLB 2(2017)
Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films
Kwanxwala - Thunder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Airlift(2016)
Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films
Filmistaan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)
Agneepath(2012)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films
Firaaq (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)
Career shape
Star power in the 83rd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 21 titles from 2009 to 2026; peak year 2017.
Film career
Peak 2017 · at the high point of their film career. 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.
- 2012Screen debut· Agneepath
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.
How do Inaamulhaq's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 73rd percentile, the median of all 11; across their 8 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 56th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up5
- 50th to 74th3
- 25th to 49th1
- Below 25th3
Shape of the crowd
5 of their 12 titles are Mixed.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive1
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed5
Reviewers score the acting 61/100 in their films, across 8 reviewed titles; fans 76, detractors 39. 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.
Who does Inaamulhaq work with?
People who share at least 2 of Inaamulhaq's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Rajesh Sharma shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Raja MenonShared titles: Pippa (2023), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Raja Menon
Actors
- Rajesh SharmaShared titles: Mere Desh Ki Dharti (2022), Firangi (2017), Lucknow Central (2017)See all 3 shared titles with Rajesh Sharma
- Kumud MishraShared titles: Firangi (2017), Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Airlift (2016)See all 3 shared titles with Kumud Mishra
- Gippy GrewalShared titles: Viyaah Kartaare Da (2026), Lucknow Central (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Gippy Grewal
- Akshay KumarShared titles: Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Akshay Kumar
Cinematographers and editors
- Hemanti SarkarShared titles: Pippa (2023), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hemanti Sarkar
- Priya SethShared titles: Pippa (2023), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Priya Seth
Producers
- Bantoo KhannaShared titles: Pippa (2023), Firangi (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Bantoo Khanna
- Navraaz JohalShared titles: Pippa (2023), Firangi (2017)See all 2 shared titles with Navraaz Johal
- Gaurav NandaShared titles: Jolly LLB 2 (2017), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Gaurav Nanda
- Hemraj DograShared titles: Lucknow Central (2017), Airlift (2016)See all 2 shared titles with Hemraj Dogra