Neha Dhupia & Arbaaz Khan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Neha Dhupia and Arbaaz Khan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2003 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007 — 6.3/10). Films span Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) through Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007).
The Neha Dhupia & Arbaaz Khan partnership
From Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003) to Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007). It started with Qayamat: City Under Threat (2003).
The shape of the work
Neha Dhupia acted in every film; Arbaaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Neha Dhupia was cast in Qayamat (2003) opposite Arbaaz Khan only after the director, Harry Baweja, saw her in a music video. Arbaaz had no say in the casting — he met her for the first time on set.
- In Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), Arbaaz played the cop Javed Shaikh, while Neha played his wife. Their scenes together are tense and quiet — she grounds his rage. Director Apoorva Lakhia said they brought a 'real married couple's fatigue' to the interrogation room scene.
- Their only hit together, Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007), directly inspired the 2014 film 'Shootout at Wadala' — which Arbaaz produced. Neha wasn't in that one, but the original pairing set the template for the franchise's cop-wife dynamic.
- Neha and Arbaaz never hung out outside work. She once said in an interview that they'd say 'hi' on set, shoot their scenes, and go home. No dinners, no phone calls. Strictly professional.
- Neha Dhupia on Arbaaz Khan: 'He is a very intense actor. On the sets of Qayamat, he would stay in character even during lunch breaks. I found that intimidating at first.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Shootout at Lokhandwala
- Qayamat: City Under Threat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Qayamat: City Under Threat was Neha Dhupia's acting debut.
After Shootout at Lokhandwala, Neha Dhupia went on to appear in 25 more films, including Tumhari Sulu (2017) and A Thursday (2022).
Before Qayamat: City Under Threat, Arbaaz Khan had starred in 7 films, including Pyaar Kiya To Darna Kya (1998) and Hello Brother (1999).
After Shootout at Lokhandwala, Arbaaz Khan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Farrey (2023) and Shivam Bhaje (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Neha Dhupia & Arbaaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sunil Shetty is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Sunil Shetty appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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