The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 2002 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pataakha (2018) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Omkara (2006) with $16.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Vishal Bhardwaj Box Office Hits
Vishal Bhardwaj's films have made $39.2M worldwide in total. Omkara (2006) is the biggest hit at $16.5M, ahead of Kaminey (2009) ($9.61M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Omkara 2006 · Drama $16.5M $1.24M dom. - 2
Kaminey 2009 · Crime $9.61M $1.29M dom. - 3
Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola 2013 · Drama $6.01M - 4
7 Khoon Maaf 2011 · Drama $3.92M $270K dom. - 5
Pataakha 2018 · Comedy $1.41M - 6
Haider 2014 · Drama $1.4M $1.05M dom. - 7
The Blue Umbrella 2005 · Family $228K - 8
Rangoon 2017 · Action $104K
The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Vishal Bhardwaj has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Omkara (2006) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Omkara 2006 · Director
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Crime 2 films Khufiya 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 54 - Family 2 films The Blue Umbrella 2005 · Director
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Romance 1 film Fursat 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 53 - Comedy 1 film Pataakha 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 84
- Action 1 film Rangoon 2017 · Director
The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Vishal Bhardwaj's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Vishal Bhardwaj Movies
The most recent films Vishal Bhardwaj is credited on, newest first — starting with Khufiya (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Khufiya 2023 · Director
- Fursat 2023 · Director
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Charlie Chopra And The Mystery Of Solang Valley 2023 · Director - Pataakha 2018 · Director
- Rangoon 2017 · Director
- Haider 2014 · Director
- Matru ki Bijlee ka Mandola 2013 · Director
- 7 Khoon Maaf 2011 · Director
- Kaminey 2009 · Director
- Omkara 2006 · Director
- The Blue Umbrella 2005 · Director
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Maqbool 2003 · Director
The Best Vishal Bhardwaj Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Vishal Bhardwaj films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Vishal Bhardwaj movie?
Pataakha (2018) is the best-rated Vishal Bhardwaj film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Khufiya (2023) (54) and Fursat (2023) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pataakha: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Vishal Bhardwaj movie?
Omkara (2006) made the most at the box office, with $16.5M worldwide, followed by Kaminey (2009) with $9.61M. Together, Vishal Bhardwaj's films with box office figures have made $39.2M.
What is the best Vishal Bhardwaj drama movie?
Omkara (2006) is the best-rated of Vishal Bhardwaj's drama films. In other genres: Khufiya (crime), The Blue Umbrella (family) and Fursat (romance).
What is the newest Vishal Bhardwaj movie?
The newest film on Vishal Bhardwaj's filmography is Khufiya (2023), directed by Vishal Bhardwaj.
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