Jackie Shroff & Deepak Balraj Vij Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jackie Shroff and Deepak Balraj Vij appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1991 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hafta Vasuli (1998 — 4.7/10). Films span Hafta Bandh (1991) through Maalik Ek (2010).
The Jackie Shroff & Deepak Balraj Vij partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Maalik Ek (2010). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2010. From Hafta Bandh (1991) to Maalik Ek (2010).
It started with Hafta Bandh (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Hafta Vasuli; the 2010s to Maalik Ek. Jackie Shroff acted in every film; Deepak Balraj Vij directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jackie Shroff personally recommended Deepak Balraj Vij for the lead role in 'Hafta Bandh' (1991) after the director struggled to find a villain who could match Jackie's intensity. Vij got the part on Jackie's word alone.
- In 'Stuntman' (1994), Jackie and Vij developed a silent signal system on set — a quick nod meant 'you take the lead on this dialogue,' a raised eyebrow meant 'I'm about to improvise.' It let them switch between scripted and ad-libbed scenes without breaking flow.
- After 'Hafta Vasuli' (1998) wrapped, Jackie gifted Vij a gold chain with a small 'JV' pendant — for 'Jackie-Vij.' Vij wore it in every film they made together after that, including 'Maalik Ek' (2010).
- Jackie Shroff once said about Vij: 'He is the only actor who can make me look scared without even trying. I told him, yaar, you don't act like a villain — you just stand there and I start sweating.'
- Their fight choreography in 'Hafta Bandh' (1991) was so raw that it inspired a young Rohit Shetty to cast both of them in his early action comedies — though the project never materialized, Shetty later admitted their 'no-holds-barred' style shaped his own stunt sequences.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Hafta Vasuli
- Stuntman
- Maalik Ek0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Deepak Balraj Vij's screen credits are with Jackie Shroff. When they first worked together, Jackie Shroff had 35 films behind them; Deepak Balraj Vij had 4. After Maalik Ek, Jackie Shroff kept going for 59 more films; Deepak Balraj Vij stepped back.
Before Hafta Bandh, Jackie Shroff had starred in 35 films, including Hero (1983) and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990).
After Maalik Ek, Jackie Shroff went on to appear in 59 more films, including 10 Enradhukulla (2015) and Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) (2026).
Before Hafta Bandh, Deepak Balraj Vij had directed 4 films, including Disco Dancer (1982) and Sailaab (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jackie Shroff & Deepak Balraj Vij's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aditya Pancholi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
