Taapsee Pannu & Rana Daggubati Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Taapsee Pannu and Rana Daggubati appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2013 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Baby (2015 — 7.6/10). Films span Arrambam (2013) through Welcome to New York (2018).
The Taapsee Pannu & Rana Daggubati partnership
Between 2013 and 2018, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 5 years. For 5 years, a Taapsee–Rana film arrived almost every year. From Arrambam (2013) to Welcome to New York (2018).
Baby is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Arrambam (2013).
The shape of the work
Taapsee Pannu acted in every film; Rana Daggubati acted in all of them. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Tamil.
Partnership facts
- They first met on the set of Arrambam (2013) in Chennai. Taapsee didn't speak Tamil then, and Rana didn't speak Hindi well. They communicated through a mix of broken English and hand gestures for the first week.
- In Baby (2015), Rana played the cold, silent antagonist while Taapsee played the sharp, talkative agent. They deliberately never shared a single dialogue in the film — their tension came entirely from eye contact and body language. Directors later said that silence between them was more effective than any scripted line.
- Their pairing in The Ghazi Attack (2017) was the first time a Hindi film had a Telugu actor and a Punjabi actress play a married Navy couple without dubbing or language jokes. That film directly inspired the makers of the 2022 web series 'Squad' to cast a similar cross-regional pair.
- During the shoot of Welcome to New York (2018), Taapsee and Rana had a running bet: whoever flubbed a line first had to buy the entire crew chai. Rana lost 11 times in one day. Taapsee still brings it up every time they meet.
- Taapsee once said about Rana: 'He is the only co-star who has seen me cry on set and not offered a tissue. He just sat there and said, 'Finish it, then we'll talk.' That's our friendship.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Baby
- Ghazi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 3 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Arrambam, Taapsee Pannu had starred in 8 films, including Aadukalam (2011) and Veera (2011).
After Welcome to New York, Taapsee Pannu went on to appear in 18 more films, including Badla (2019) and Mishan Impossible (2022).
Before Arrambam, Rana Daggubati had starred in 6 films, including Krishnam Vande Jagadgurum (2012) and Leader (2010).
After Welcome to New York, Rana Daggubati went on to appear in 19 more films, including Viraata Parvam (2022) and Kalki 2898 AD (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Taapsee Pannu & Rana Daggubati's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Atul Kulkarni is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Atul Kulkarni appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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