Boman Irani & Murli Sharma Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Boman Irani and Murli Sharma appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2004 and 2020. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020 — 7.4/10). Films span Main Hoon Na (2004) through Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
The Boman Irani & Murli Sharma partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Dilwale (2015). They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2015. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Main Hoon Na (2004) to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020). Ala Vaikunthapuramulo is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Main Hoon Na; the 2020s to Ala Vaikunthapuramulo. Boman Irani acted in every film; Murli Sharma acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- Boman Irani was cast in Main Hoon Na (2004) after Murli Sharma, who was already playing the villain Raghavan, told director Farah Khan: 'You need someone who can match my intensity. Call Boman.' That recommendation got Boman his first major negative role.
- In Main Hoon Na, Murli Sharma's character was written as a cold, silent killer. But Boman Irani kept improvising nervous laughs and twitches on set. Murli started reacting to those tics in real time — that unplanned push-and-pull became the film's most memorable villain dynamic.
- During Dilwale (2015), Boman and Murli shared a vanity van for the entire schedule. Murli would make Boman rehearse his comic lines at 6 AM, and Boman would force Murli to watch old Guru Dutt films at night. They called it 'theatre school on wheels'.
- Their joint cameo in Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020) was the first time a Hindi film villain duo appeared in a Telugu blockbuster. That scene — where they argue over a phone call — is still used as a meme template in Andhra Pradesh for 'two idiots fighting over nothing'.
- Murli Sharma once said: 'Boman and I don't act together. We play catch. He throws a line, I throw it back harder. If one of us drops the ball, the scene dies.'
- In Dilwale, their only shared scene is a 3-minute interrogation. Boman played the nervous informant; Murli played the intimidating cop. Boman deliberately stammered on every line, forcing Murli to pause and lean in — that physical tension made the scene feel like a ticking bomb.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Main Hoon Na (7.0/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (7.4/10).
- Main Hoon Na
- Dilwale
- Ala Vaikunthapuramulo
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Murli Sharma's screen credits are with Boman Irani.
Before Main Hoon Na, Boman Irani had starred in 2 films, including Darna Mana Hai (2003) and Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003).
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Boman Irani went on to appear in 12 more films, including 83 (2021) and Uunchai (2022).
Main Hoon Na was Murli Sharma's acting debut.
After Ala Vaikunthapuramulo, Murli Sharma went on to appear in 5 more films, including Shyam Singha Roy (2021) and Khiladi (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Boman Irani & Murli Sharma's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kabir Bedi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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