Boman Irani & Sharman Joshi Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Boman Irani and Sharman Joshi appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2008 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was 3 Idiots (2009 — 8.4/10). Films span Sorry Bhai! (2008) through Sanju (2018).
The Boman Irani & Sharman Joshi partnership
From Sorry Bhai! (2008) to Sanju (2018). Sanju (2018, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. 3 Idiots is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Sorry Bhai! (2008).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to 3 Idiots; the 2010s to Sanju. Boman Irani acted in every film; Sharman Joshi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sharman Joshi once said about Boman: 'He has this ability to make you feel like you're the only person in the room. Even when the camera is on him, he's listening to you with his whole body. That's why our scenes together feel alive.'
- They first met on the set of 'Sorry Bhai!' (2008). Sharman was already cast, but Boman was a last-minute replacement after the original actor dropped out. Sharman later said he was nervous acting opposite a stage legend, but Boman broke the ice by asking him for chai recommendations.
- In '3 Idiots' (2009), Boman played the strict professor Viru Sahastrabuddhe, while Sharman played the anxious student Raju. Their scenes together had a specific rhythm: Boman would deliver his lines at full volume, and Sharman would respond with stammering pauses. That push-pull made the comedy land harder.
- During 'Ferrari Ki Sawaari' (2012), Boman and Sharman shared a vanity van for the entire shoot. They developed a ritual: every morning, they'd rehearse the day's scene twice — once in character, once in exaggerated mimicry of each other. Sharman says that loosened them up before the actual take.
- Their father-son dynamic in '3 Idiots' (2009) directly inspired the casting of the father-son duo in the 2013 Tamil remake 'Naan Rajavaga Pogiren'. The director specifically wanted a similar age gap and comic-tragic tension between the leads.
- After 'Sanju' (2018), they stopped working together. No fight — just schedules never aligned. But Sharman still calls Boman every Diwali. Boman once joked in an interview: 'We don't need films to stay in touch. We have WhatsApp and bad jokes.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 2 films together, anchored by 3 Idiots (8.4/10).
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sanju (7.6/10).
- 3 Idiots
- Sorry Bhai!0
- Sanju
- Ferrari Ki Sawaari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Sorry Bhai!, Boman Irani had starred in 22 films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
After Sanju, Boman Irani went on to appear in 18 more films, including 83 (2021) and Ala Vaikunthapuramulo (2020).
Before Sorry Bhai!, Sharman Joshi had starred in 8 films, including Rang De Basanti (2006) and Golmaal: Fun Unlimited (2006).
After Sanju, Sharman Joshi went on to appear in 7 more films, including Mission Mangal (2019) and Music School (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Boman Irani & Sharman Joshi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Paresh Rawal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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