Bipasha Basu & Aftab Shivdasani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bipasha Basu and Aftab Shivdasani appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2003 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Footpath (2003 — 5.4/10). Films span Footpath (2003) through Players (2012).
The Bipasha Basu & Aftab Shivdasani partnership
From Footpath (2003) to Players (2012). It started with Footpath (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Footpath; the 2010s to Players. Bipasha Basu acted in every film; Aftab Shivdasani acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Footpath (2003), but Aftab almost didn't get the role. The director wanted a bigger name. Bipasha personally pushed for Aftab, saying he had the right 'street energy' for the part.
- In Jaane Hoga Kya (2005), Bipasha's character was the cool, mysterious one. Aftab played the nervous everyman. He later admitted that her calm, deadpan delivery on set made him amp up his own nervous energy — it became the whole joke of their scenes together.
- During the shoot of Footpath, Aftab was going through a rough breakup. Bipasha would drag him to late-night chai breaks between takes just to get him to laugh. They stayed close friends for years after the film wrapped.
- Aftab once said in an interview: 'Bipasha is the only co-star who can make you feel like you're the lead even when she's the one carrying the scene.' He said this while promoting Players (2012).
- Their pairing in Footpath directly led to the casting of a then-unknown actor in a supporting role — that actor was Emraan Hashmi. It was his first film, and he got the part because Bipasha and Aftab's chemistry test convinced the producers to greenlight the project.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
- Footpath
- Jaane Hoga Kya
- Players
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Footpath, Bipasha Basu had starred in 9 films, including Ajnabee (2001) and Takkari Donga (2002).
After Players, Bipasha Basu went on to appear in 5 more films, including Bang Bang (2014) and Race 2 (2013).
Before Footpath, Aftab Shivdasani had starred in 13 films, including Awara Paagal Deewana (2002) and Kasoor (2001).
After Players, Aftab Shivdasani went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mastiii 4 (2025) and Setters (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bipasha Basu & Aftab Shivdasani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rahul Dev is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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