Portrait of Anurag Basu

Directing

Anurag Basu

Career

Active from 2003 to 2027, with up to 2 main titles a year.

Average score
GoodWatch score63/100
Highest rated
Poster for Barfi!
Barfi!
GoodWatch score82/100

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 12 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Energy: 4.3 versus catalog average 4.6EnergyHeart: 5.2 versus catalog average 4.2HeartHumor: 2.6 versus catalog average 2.6HumorWorld: 6.1 versus catalog average 5.6WorldCraft: 6.0 versus catalog average 5.3CraftStyle: 6.5 versus catalog average 5.9Style
Anurag Basu Catalog average

Rarely in their work

  • Uncanny
    1.2, average 2.5
  • Politics
    1.5, average 2.6
  • Satire & Parody
    1.4, average 2.3
  • Warfare
    0.3, average 1.2

Main genres

Select a genre to see those titles.

Recurring tags

  • Indian Cinema 3
  • Contemporary India 2
  • Contemporary Indian Cinema 2
  • Social Commentary 2
  • Psychological Depth 2
  • Character-Driven 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

16
Type
Role
Score
Decade
Genre
Group by

Upcoming

2 titles
Ravindra Kaushik biopic
Ravindra Kaushik biopic

Producer, Director

Kishore Kumar Biopic
Kishore Kumar Biopic

Director, Writer

2020s

4 titles ยท average score 64
Tu Meri Zindagi Hai
Tu Meri Zindagi Hai (2027)

Director

Don't Be Shy!
Don't Be Shy! (2026)
GoodWatch score 50

as Joy Das

Metro... In Dino
Metro... In Dino (2025)
GoodWatch score 68

as Cameo

Ludo
Ludo (2020)
GoodWatch score 75

as Yamraj

2010s

3 titles ยท average score 70
Jagga Jasoos
Jagga Jasoos (2017)
GoodWatch score 65

Screenplay, Director

Barfi!
Barfi! (2012)
GoodWatch score 82

Director, Screenplay

Kites
Kites (2010)
GoodWatch score 61

Director, Screenplay

2000s

7 titles ยท average score 57
Life in a Metro
Life in a Metro (2007)
GoodWatch score 56

Co-Producer, Director

Gangster
Gangster (2006)
GoodWatch score 74

Director, Screenplay

Ganda Hendathi
Ganda Hendathi (2006)

Writer

Murder
Murder (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director, Story

Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story
Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story (2004)
GoodWatch score 55

Director

Kucch To Hai
Kucch To Hai (2003)
GoodWatch score 46

Screenplay, Director

Saaya
Saaya (2003)
GoodWatch score 57

Director