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Laxman Utekar(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Writer
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Laxman Utekar
Who are the masterminds behind India's biggest and most impactful stories of 2025? Check out the people who kept you hooked to your screens all of 2025. Presenting IMDb's most popular Indian directors of 2025. The IMDb Top 10 Most Popular Indian Directors of 2025 list is comprised of filmmakers who consistently ranked the highest on the IMDb weekly rankings throughout 2025. These rankings are based on the actual page views of the more than 250 million monthly visitors to IMDb worldwide.
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Laxman Utekar was born in India. He is known for Mimi (2021), Chhaava (2025) and Hindi Medium (2017).
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      • 1 win & 5 nominations total

    Known for

    Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Evelyn Edwards, Sai Tamhankar, Aidan Whytock, and Kriti Sanon in Mimi (2021)
    Mimi
    7.8
    • Director
    • 2021
    Vicky Kaushal in Chhaava (2025)
    Chhaava
    7.3
    • Director
    • 2025
    Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi (2016)
    Dear Zindagi
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2016
    Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in Hindi Medium (2017)
    Hindi Medium
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Shahid Kapoor and Kriti Sanon in Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya (2024)
      Teri Baaton Mein Aisa Uljha Jiya
      6.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • Amitabh Bachchan and Rishi Kapoor in 102 Not Out (2018)
      102 Not Out
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2018
    • Irrfan Khan and Saba Qamar in Hindi Medium (2017)
      Hindi Medium
      7.9
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt in Dear Zindagi (2016)
      Dear Zindagi
      7.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Arjun Kapoor and Sonakshi Sinha in Tevar (2015)
      Tevar
      4.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Deeksha Seth and Armaan Jain in Lekar Hum Deewana Dil (2014)
      Lekar Hum Deewana Dil
      4.7
      • director of photography
      • 2014
    • Akshay Kumar in Boss (2013)
      Boss
      5.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • What's for Breakfast? (2012)
      What's for Breakfast?
      Short
      • director of photography
      • 2012
    • Sridevi in English Vinglish (2012)
      English Vinglish
      7.8
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Watch Indian Circus (2011)
      Watch Indian Circus
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Blue (2009)
      Blue
      3.8
      • director of photography
      • 2009
    • The Private Life of Albert Pinto
      7.9
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Khanna & Iyer (2007)
      Khanna & Iyer
      5.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007

    Director

    • Eetha
      • Director
      • Completed
      • 2026
    • Vicky Kaushal in Chhaava (2025)
      Chhaava
      7.3
      • Director
      • 2025
    • Vicky Kaushal and Sara Ali Khan in Zara Hatke Zara Bachke (2023)
      Zara Hatke Zara Bachke
      5.9
      • Director
      • 2023
    • Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Evelyn Edwards, Sai Tamhankar, Aidan Whytock, and Kriti Sanon in Mimi (2021)
      Mimi
      7.8
      • directed by
      • 2021
    • Kartik Aaryan and Kriti Sanon in Luka Chuppi (2019)
      Luka Chuppi
      6.4
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Veena Jamkar in Lalbaugchi Rani (2016)
      Lalbaugchi Rani
      8.0
      • Director
      • 2016
    • Tapaal (2014)
      Tapaal
      8.1
      • Director
      • 2014

    Writer

    • Vicky Kaushal in Chhaava (2025)
      Chhaava
      7.3
      • adapted story
      • screenplay
      • 2025
    • Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam (2024)
      Kahan Shuru Kahan Khatam
      6.2
      • Writer
      • 2024
    • Nazar Andaaz (2022)
      Nazar Andaaz
      7.2
      • story
      • 2022
    • Manoj Pahwa, Supriya Pathak, Pankaj Tripathi, Evelyn Edwards, Sai Tamhankar, Aidan Whytock, and Kriti Sanon in Mimi (2021)
      Mimi
      7.8
      • screenplay
      • story
      • 2021

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    Personal details

    • Alternative name
      • Laxman
    • Born
      • India

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