Isha Koppikar & Sanjay Dutt Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Chandralekha; the 2000s to LOC Kargil. Isha Koppikar acted in every film; Sanjay Dutt acted in all of them. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Telugu.

Partnership facts

• Sanjay Dutt personally recommended Isha Koppikar for the item song 'Khallas' in 'Kaante' (2002). The director, Sanjay Gupta, had already shot the song with another actress but scrapped it after Dutt insisted Isha would bring the right energy.
• In 'Rudraksh' (2004), Isha Koppikar did her own stunts for the first time because Sanjay Dutt refused to use a body double for his fight scenes. He told her, 'If I can do it, you can too.' She ended up with a bruised rib after one take.
• During the shoot of 'LOC Kargil' (2003), Sanjay Dutt would cook biryani for the entire unit on Sundays. Isha Koppikar later said in an interview that he made sure she never felt like an outsider on set, even though she was the only female lead among a mostly male cast.
• Isha Koppikar on Sanjay Dutt: 'He is the only co-star who would call me before every shoot to check if I needed a ride. He treated me like a little sister, not a heroine.' — from a 2004 Filmfare interview.
• The 'Khallas' song from 'Kaante' (2002) directly inspired the item number 'Chikni Chameli' in 'Agneepath' (2012). Choreographer Bosco Martis admitted in an interview that he rewatched Isha's moves in 'Khallas' to design Katrina Kaif's steps.