- Films
- 13
- Avg rating
- 6.71
- Peak run
- 2002’09
- 7+ run
- 5 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As a director, films with 1,000+ votes
Vishal by the numbers
Average
6.71
13 rated films
Vote weighted
6.75
bigger films count more
Median
7.2
half are better
Consistency
±1.11
rating spread
Career
25y
2002 to 2026
Total votes
185K
across every film
Best
8.0
Haider
Worst
5.2
O' Romeo
Newest first
Filmography
| 2026 |  O' Romeo | 5.2 | 24,179 |
| 2026 |  Lust Stories 3 | 5.1 | 1,670 |
| 2023 | Khufiya | 6.1 | 9,061 |
| 2018 | Pataakha | 7.2 | 4,950 |
| 2017 | Rangoon | 5.6 | 5,354 |
| 2014 |  Haider | 8.0 | 61,754 |
| 2013 | Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola | 5.5 | 6,540 |
| 2011 | 7 Khoon Maaf | 6.3 | 7,143 |
| 2009 |  Kaminey | 7.4 | 19,156 |
| 2006 |  Omkara | 8.0 | 24,295 |
| 2005 | The Blue Umbrella | 7.3 | 2,314 |
| 2003 |  Maqbool | 8.0 | 16,396 |
| 2002 | The Web of the Witch | 7.5 | 2,631 |
Better together?
Vishal Bhardwaj's regulars
- Abhishek ChaubeyWriter · 4 films · 7.05 avg▲+0.07
- Shahid KapoorDirector and actor · 4 films · 6.55 avg▲+0.30
- William ShakespeareWriter · 3 films · 8.00 avg▲+1.26
- Abhishek ChaubeyComposer · 3 films · 7.40 avg
- TabuDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.37 avg▲+0.69
- Pankaj KapurDirector and actor · 3 films · 6.93 avg▲+0.21
- Nishikant KamatComposer · 2 films · 7.90 avg
- Abbas TyrewalaWriter · 2 films · 7.75 avg▲+1.10
- Hemant ChaturvediCinematographer · 2 films · 7.75 avg
- Tassaduq HussainCinematographer · 2 films · 7.70 avg
- GulzarComposer · 2 films · 7.70 avg
- Anurag KashyapComposer · 2 films · 7.45 avg
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Vishal Bhardwaj
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