Atul Kulkarni & Naseeruddin Shah Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Atul Kulkarni and Naseeruddin Shah appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2000 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hey Ram (2000 — 5.5/10). Films span Hey Ram (2000) through Dirty Politics (2015).
The Atul Kulkarni & Naseeruddin Shah partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Chaalis Chauraasi 4084 (2012). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2012. From Hey Ram (2000) to Dirty Politics (2015).
It started with Hey Ram (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Hey Ram; the 2010s to Chaalis Chauraasi 4084. Atul Kulkarni acted in every film; Naseeruddin Shah acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Hey Ram
- Chaalis Chauraasi 4084
- Dirty Politics
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Atul Kulkarni had 0 films behind them; Naseeruddin Shah had 82.
Hey Ram was Atul Kulkarni's acting debut.
After Dirty Politics, Atul Kulkarni went on to appear in 18 more films, including Shor Se Shuruaat (2016) and A Thursday (2022).
Before Hey Ram, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 82 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Dirty Politics, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 24 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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