Anurag Basu

Career Overview

Anurag Basu has 39 screen credits in a career dating back to 2003. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Metro Anthology Collection with 2 titles. Signature works include Barfi!, Kites, Tu Meri Zindagi Hai. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Directing

Gender

male

Known Credits

39

Birth Date

1974-05-08

Birth Place

Bhilai, Chhattisgarh, India

Known For

• 

  Barfi!
• 

  Kites
• 

  Tu Meri Zindagi Hai
• 

  Metro... In Dino
• 

  Ludo
• 

  Jagga Jasoos

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Metro Anthology Collection (2 titles)
• Murder (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Ranbir Kapoor (2 collaborations)
• Saurabh Shukla (2 collaborations)
• Pankaj Tripathi (2 collaborations)
• Aditya Roy Kapur (2 collaborations)
• Fatima Sana Shaikh (2 collaborations)
• Saswata Chatterjee (2 collaborations)
• Priyanka Chopra Jonas (1 collaborations)
• Ileana D'Cruz (1 collaborations)
• Jisshu Sengupta (1 collaborations)
• Ashish Vidhyarthi (1 collaborations)

Credits

• directing (14 credits)

  • Tu Meri Zindagi Hai

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Ravindra Kaushik biopic

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Kishore Kumar Biopic

    director

    directing
    2026
  • Metro... In Dino

    director

    directing
    2025
  • Ludo

    director

    directing
    2020
  • Jagga Jasoos

    director

    directing
    2017
  • Barfi!

    director

    directing
    2012
  • Kites

    director

    directing
    2010
  • Life in a Metro

    director

    directing
    2007
  • Gangster

    director

    directing
    2006
  • Tumsa Nahin Dekha: A Love Story

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Murder

    director

    directing
    2004
  • Saaya

    director

    directing
    2003
  • Kucch To Hai

    director

    directing
    2003

• writing (11 credits)

  • Kishore Kumar Biopic

    writer

    writing
    2026
  • Metro... In Dino

    story

    writing
    2025
  • Ludo

    screenplay

    writing
    2020
  • Jagga Jasoos

    screenplay

    writing
    2017
  • Barfi!

    screenplay

    writing
    2012
  • Kites

    screenplay

    writing
    2010
  • Life in a Metro

    story

    writing
    2007
  • Ganda Hendathi

    writer

    writing
    2006
  • Gangster

    screenplay

    writing
    2006
  • Murder

    screenplay

    writing
    2004
  • Kucch To Hai

    screenplay

    writing
    2003

• production (5 credits)

  • Ravindra Kaushik biopic

    producer

    production
    2026
  • Metro... In Dino

    producer

    production
    2025
  • Ludo

    producer

    production
    2020
  • Jagga Jasoos

    producer

    production
    2017
  • Life in a Metro

    co-producer

    production
    2007

• camera (2 credits)

  • Metro... In Dino

    director of photography

    camera
    2025
  • Ludo

    director of photography

    camera
    2020

• actors (6 credits)

  • Metro... In Dino

    Cameo

    actor

    actors
    2025
  • The Great Indian Kapil Show

    - Metro Masti (2025) ... Self actor actors
    2024
  • Ludo

    Yamraj

    actor

    actors
    2020
  • The Kapil Sharma Show

    - When Dance Meets Comedy (2019) ... Himself actor actors

    - Shilpa Shetty Kundra, Geeta Kapur, Anurag Basu (2016) ... Himself actor actors
    2016
  • Shamitabh

    Self

    actor

    actors
    2015
  • I Am

    actor

    actors
    2011

• art (1 credits)

  • Ludo

    production design

    art
    2020