Indra Kumar & Arshad Warsi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Indra Kumar and Arshad Warsi appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2007 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dhamaal (2007 — 6.9/10). Films span Dhamaal (2007) through Dhamaal 4 (2026).
The Indra Kumar & Arshad Warsi partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Mastiii 4 (2025). They didn't share a set between 2011 and 2025. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Dhamaal (2007) to Dhamaal 4 (2026). Their most recent film, Dhamaal 4, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dhamaal; the 2020s to Mastiii 4. Never on the same side of the camera — Indra Kumar director, Arshad Warsi actor, across all 4 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Indra Kumar cast Arshad Warsi in Dhamaal (2007) after seeing his comic timing in Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. — but Arshad almost said no because he thought the script was too silly. Kumar convinced him over a 3-hour lunch at his house.
- On the sets of Double Dhamaal (2011), Arshad Warsi improvised most of his dialogue in the 'insurance scam' scene. Indra Kumar let the camera roll for 20 extra minutes just to capture his ad-libs — that entire sequence in the final cut is 90% Arshad's own lines.
- Indra Kumar and Arshad Warsi have a standing bet on every Dhamaal film: if the movie crosses ₹50 crore at the box office, Arshad has to cook biryani for the entire crew. He lost the bet on Dhamaal (2007) and cooked for 80 people in a makeshift kitchen on set.
- The success of Dhamaal (2007) directly inspired a wave of multi-starrer comedy-heist films in Bollywood — including Priyadarshan's De Dana Dan (2009) and Sajid Khan's Housefull (2010). Both producers admitted in interviews they greenlit those projects after seeing Dhamaal's numbers.
- Arshad Warsi once said about Indra Kumar: 'He is the only director who lets me be completely stupid on screen. Most directors stop me. He says, go on, be more stupid.' — Interview with Filmfare, 2011.
- In Dhamaal 4 (2026), Indra Kumar deliberately wrote a scene where Arshad's character has to react silently for 3 minutes — because he knew Arshad could do more with his eyes than most actors do with a page of dialogue. The scene was shot in one take.
4 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2020s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
- Dhamaal
- Double Dhamaal
- Mastiii 4
- Dhamaal 4
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
By the time of Dhamaal, both already had careers — Indra Kumar with 11 films, Arshad Warsi with 20.
Before Dhamaal, Indra Kumar had directed 11 films, including Mann (1999) and Dil (1990).
Before Dhamaal, Arshad Warsi had starred in 20 films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Sehar (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Indra Kumar & Arshad Warsi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Riteish Deshmukh is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Riteish Deshmukh appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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