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Akhilesh Jaiswal

Akhilesh Jaiswal

Writer and director

Works as
Writer and director
Titles
3 on MovieCove · 6 credits in all
Links
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Known for

TMDB popularity, last 39 days to Oct 28Down 19% in 30 days

What are Akhilesh Jaiswal's films like?

Across a limited sample of 3 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Survival.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
43%
Survival
30%
Morality
20%
Bonds
7%

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 0

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

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 2 · Charged 1 · Intense 0

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

A split, not a type: Steady 2 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 1 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0

Slow burn: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their slow burn movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 0 · 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 2 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 1 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

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

How their films linger

Thought-provoking2 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 Akhilesh Jaiswal's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 2 of their 3 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Akhilesh Jaiswal'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

6 credits, 3 with a MovieCove page.

  • Starfish(2023)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

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

    Show 9 episodes · Story

  • Jaanbaaz Hindustan Ke (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2023)

    Show 8 episodes · Dialogue

  • Bawri Chhori(2021)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films

  • Ballavpur Ki Roopkatha (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    Director

  • Mastram(2013)

    Director · Writer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 5 titles from 2014 to 2023.

Highest rated

Starfish (2023)

Midcredits 53rd

Most popular right now

Mastram (2013)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Directing3 of 5: 1 only directing, 2 with another roleWriting4 of 5: 2 only writing, 2 with another role

By decade

2010s2 · crew2020s3 · crew

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

How do Akhilesh Jaiswal's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 16th percentile, the median of all 3; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 8th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

8thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 3 titles, by percentile

  • 50th to 74th1
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

2 of their 3 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Mixed2

Most divisive · director, writer

Bawri Chhori (2021)

84th percentile spread · 47% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · director, writer

Starfish (2023)

Midcredits 53rd · 95% liked

Reviewers score the dialogue 43/100 and the plot and story 40/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.

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 Akhilesh Jaiswal work with?

People who share at least 2 of Akhilesh Jaiswal's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Sunil Bohra shares the most, 2.

Producers