Shriya Saran & Nana Patekar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shriya Saran and Nana Patekar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2009 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was Tadka (2022 — 5.6/10). Films span Ek: The Power of One (2009) through Tadka (2022).
The Shriya Saran & Nana Patekar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Tadka (2017). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2017.
From Ek: The Power of One (2009) to Tadka (2022). It started with Ek: The Power of One (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Ek: The Power of One; the 2020s to Tadka. Shriya Saran acted in every film; Nana Patekar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Shriya Saran was cast opposite Nana Patekar in 'Ek: The Power of One' because the director needed an actress who could hold her own against Nana's intense screen presence. She later admitted she was terrified before their first scene together.
- In 'Tadka' (2022), Nana Patekar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their scenes together. He told the director that Shriya's natural rhythm was more lyrical, so he adjusted his own pace to match hers — something he rarely did with co-stars.
- During the shoot of 'Ek: The Power of One', Nana Patekar would quietly slip Shriya Saran handwritten notes before intense emotional scenes. She later revealed they were just one line each — like 'Remember your first heartbreak' — to help her get into character without him saying a word on set.
- The 2017 version of 'Tadka' was never released. The film was shelved after completion, then re-shot entirely with the same lead pair in 2022. That means Shriya and Nana are the only Hindi film pair to have made the same movie twice — with the same director — and only the second version saw a theatrical release.
- Shriya Saran said about Nana Patekar in a 2022 interview: 'He doesn't act with you. He listens to you. And when Nana Patekar listens, you have no choice but to give your best.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Ek: The Power of One
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- Tadka
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Ek: The Power of One, both already had careers — Shriya Saran with 30 films, Nana Patekar with 46.
Before Ek: The Power of One, Shriya Saran had starred in 30 films, including Tagore (2003) and Nenunnanu (2004).
After Tadka, Shriya Saran went on to appear in 4 more films, including Music School (2023) and Mirai (2025).
Before Ek: The Power of One, Nana Patekar had starred in 46 films, including Welcome (2007) and Wajood (1998).
After Tadka, Nana Patekar went on to appear in 4 more films, including Vanvaas (2024) and Subedaar (2026).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shriya Saran & Nana Patekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ali Fazal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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