Shweta Basu Prasad & Naseeruddin Shah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shweta Basu Prasad and Naseeruddin Shah appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2005 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Tashkent Files (2019 — 7.7/10). Films span Iqbal (2005) through The Tashkent Files (2019).
The Shweta Basu Prasad & Naseeruddin Shah partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for The Tashkent Files (2019). They didn't share a set between 2005 and 2019. From Iqbal (2005) to The Tashkent Files (2019).
The Tashkent Files is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Iqbal (2005).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Iqbal; the 2010s to The Tashkent Files. Shweta Basu Prasad acted in every film; Naseeruddin Shah acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Iqbal (7.6/10).
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by The Tashkent Files (7.7/10).
- Iqbal
- The Tashkent Files
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Shweta Basu Prasad had 1 films behind them; Naseeruddin Shah had 91.
Before Iqbal, Shweta Basu Prasad had starred in 1 film, including Makdee (2002).
After The Tashkent Files, Shweta Basu Prasad went on to appear in 5 more films, including Jamun (2021) and India Lockdown (2022).
Before Iqbal, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 91 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After The Tashkent Files, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 15 more films, including The Miniaturist of Junagadh (2021) and Ramprasad Ki Tehrvi (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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