Avtar Gill & Shahbaz Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Avtar Gill and Shahbaz Khan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1998 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hawa (2003 — 5.5/10). Films span Major Saab (1998) through The UP Files (2024).
The Avtar Gill & Shahbaz Khan partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for The UP Files (2024). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2024. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Major Saab (1998) to The UP Files (2024). Their most recent film, The UP Files, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Major Saab; the 2020s to The UP Files. Avtar Gill acted in every film; Shahbaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Major Saab
- Hawa
- The UP Files
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Avtar Gill had 52 films behind them; Shahbaz Khan had 1.
Before Major Saab, Avtar Gill had starred in 52 films, including Saath Saath (1982) and Noorie (1979).
Before Major Saab, Shahbaz Khan had starred in 1 film, including Dhartiputra (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Avtar Gill & Shahbaz Khan's professional partnership
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