Lara Dutta & Salim Merchant Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Lara Dutta and Salim Merchant appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2005 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kaal (2005 — 4.8/10). Films span Kaal (2005) through Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008).
The Lara Dutta & Salim Merchant partnership
From Kaal (2005) to Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi (2008). It started with Kaal (2005).
The shape of the work
Lara Dutta acted in every film; Salim Merchant scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kaal
- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Kaal, Lara Dutta had starred in 7 films, including Arasatchi (2004) and Mumbai Se Aaya Mera Dost (2003).
After Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Lara Dutta went on to appear in 17 more films, including Bell Bottom (2021) and Don 2: The Chase Continues (2011).
Before Kaal, Salim Merchant had starred in 4 films, including 3 Deewarein (2003) and Hum Tum (2004).
After Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi, Salim Merchant went on to appear in 8 more films, including Poorna (2017) and Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Lara Dutta & Salim Merchant's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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