- Kampala, Uganda
- Director, editor and producer
- 11 on MovieCove · 19 credits in all
What are Shimit Amin's films like?
Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Self.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 5
A split, not a type: Light 2 · Serious 1 · Dark 2
A split, not a type: Grounded 3 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 1
Gentle 1 · Charged 3 · Intense 1
Steady 1 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0
A split, not a type: Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 1 · Even-paced 4 · Relentless 0
A split, not a type: Casual 2 · Engaged 1 · Full focus 2
A split, not a type: Easy watch 2 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 2
A split, not a type: Resolved 2 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 2
Moods and endings
- Happy2
- Bittersweet1
- Ambiguous3
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 Shimit Amin's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 8 of their 11 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).
Subscription and free streaming for Shimit Amin'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
19 credits, 11 with a MovieCove page.

Captain India (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2027)

Inverse (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2024)

A Suitable Boy(2020)
Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all shows
Awake (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

What Are the Odds?(2019)
Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Chak De! India(2007)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
Ab Tak Chhappan (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

Bhoot(2003)
Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
Putting the Boom & Bang in 'Bad Boys' (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films
SLC Punk!(1998)
Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all films
River Made to Drown In(1997)
Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films
Hit Me(1996)
Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films
Cyber Bandits (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

Indecent Behavior II (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Tollbooth (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

Dark Angel: The Ascent(1994)
Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films
Career shape
A full career of 18 titles, 17 of them dated from 1994 to 2024.

Biggest box office
Chak De! India (2007)

Highest rated
Chak De! India (2007)

Most popular right now
A Suitable Boy (2020)
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.
How do Shimit Amin's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 10; across their 5 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 67th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up3
- 50th to 74th4
- 25th to 49th2
- Below 25th2
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 11 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Divisive2
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed3
Reviewers score the atmosphere 72/100 and the pacing 53/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a director.
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.
Is Shimit Amin's work okay for kids?
Across up to 5 MovieCove titles with content scores, 1 of the 2 categories sits near the median of all films.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.
Who does Shimit Amin work with?
People who share at least 2 of Shimit Amin's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Salim Merchant shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mira NairShared titles: A Suitable Boy (2020), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)See all 2 shared titles with Mira Nair

Writers
- Jaideep SahniShared titles: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Chak De! India (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Jaideep Sahni

Composers and editors
- Salim MerchantShared titles: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Chak De! India (2007), Bhoot (2003)See all 3 shared titles with Salim Merchant

- Arindam GhatakShared titles: What Are the Odds? (2019), Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009)See all 2 shared titles with Arindam Ghatak
- Sulaiman MerchantShared titles: Chak De! India (2007), Bhoot (2003)See all 2 shared titles with Sulaiman Merchant

Producers
- Aashish SinghShared titles: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Chak De! India (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Aashish Singh

- Aditya ChopraShared titles: Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009), Chak De! India (2007)See all 2 shared titles with Aditya Chopra
