- Writer and director, also producer
- 8 on MovieCove · 18 credits in all
What are Sooni Taraporevala's films like?
Across their 8 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Society and Bonds.
Themes
What they feel like to watch
Ironic 0 · Wry 0 · Earnest 7
Light 1 · Serious 3 · Dark 3
Grounded 7 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0
Gentle 0 · Charged 5 · Intense 2
Steady 2 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 0
Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 0
Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 0
Casual 1 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 0
Easy watch 0 · Affecting 3 · Heavy 4
Resolved 5 · Open-ended 1 · Ambiguous 1
Moods and endings
- Happy1
- Bittersweet6
- Ambiguous1
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 Sooni Taraporevala's films?
As of October 24, 2026, 5 of their 8 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.
Subscription and free streaming for Sooni Taraporevala'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
18 credits, 8 with a MovieCove page.
Last Man in Tower(2026)
Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films
Waack Girls(2024)
Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows
Yeh Ballet(2020)
Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films
Yeh Ballet (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)
Girl Rising(2013)
Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films
Little Zizou (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)
The Namesake(2006)
Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all filmsManju - Hansa Karve: I Got Love (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Rekha - Aneeta Kanwar: A Color in the hand of the Painter (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Salaam Balak Trust - So Kids Like Us Can Learn for Ever (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Salaam Bombay! - Shafiq Syed (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Scriptwriter - Sooni Taraporevala: The Power of Film (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2003)
Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2000)
Such a Long Journey(1998)
Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films
My Own Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1998)
Mississippi Masala(1991)
Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all films
Salaam Bombay!(1988)
Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all filmsStreet Dreams (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)
Career shape
A full career of 17 titles, 16 of them dated from 1988 to 2026.
Biggest box office
The Namesake (2006)
Highest rated
Salaam Bombay! (1988)
Most popular right now
Last Man in Tower (2026)
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 Sooni Taraporevala's films land?
Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 83rd percentile, the median of all 7; across their 7 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 85th percentile for acclaim.
- 75th and up7
- 50th to 74th1
Shape of the crowd
3 of their 8 titles are Universally Loved.
- Universally Loved3
- Crowd Pleaser3
- Mixed2
Reviewers score the dialogue 66/100 and the plot and story 63/100 in their films, across 7 reviewed titles. The element that speaks to their work as a writer.
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 Sooni Taraporevala's work okay for kids?
Across a limited sample of up to 3 MovieCove titles with content scores.
Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.
Who does Sooni Taraporevala work with?
People who share at least 2 of Sooni Taraporevala's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Mira Nair shares the most, 3.
Directors
- Mira NairShared titles: The Namesake (2006), Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 3 shared titles with Mira Nair
Actors
- Kurush DebooShared titles: Yeh Ballet (2020), Such a Long Journey (1998)See all 2 shared titles with Kurush Deboo
- Irrfan KhanShared titles: The Namesake (2006), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Irrfan Khan
- Ranjit ChowdhryShared titles: Such a Long Journey (1998), Mississippi Masala (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Ranjit Chowdhry
- Roshan SethShared titles: Such a Long Journey (1998), Mississippi Masala (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Roshan Seth
Composers
- L. SubramaniamShared titles: Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 2 shared titles with L. Subramaniam
Producers
- Lydia Dean PilcherShared titles: The Namesake (2006), Mississippi Masala (1991)See all 2 shared titles with Lydia Dean Pilcher
- Cherie RodgersShared titles: Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Cherie Rodgers
- Michael NozikShared titles: Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Michael Nozik
- Mitch EpsteinShared titles: Mississippi Masala (1991), Salaam Bombay! (1988)See all 2 shared titles with Mitch Epstein