Irrfan Khan & Mira Nair Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Irrfan Khan and Mira Nair appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1988 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Salaam Bombay! (1988 — 5.4/10). Films span Salaam Bombay! (1988) through The Namesake (2007).
The Irrfan Khan & Mira Nair partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for The Namesake (2007). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 2007. From Salaam Bombay! (1988) to The Namesake (2007).
It started with Salaam Bombay! (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Salaam Bombay!; the 2000s to The Namesake. Irrfan Khan acted in every film; Mira Nair directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film.
- Salaam Bombay!
- The Namesake0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After The Namesake, Irrfan Khan kept going for 35 more films; Mira Nair stepped back.
Salaam Bombay! was Irrfan Khan's acting debut.
After The Namesake, Irrfan Khan went on to appear in 35 more films, including Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Talvar (2015).
Salaam Bombay! was Mira Nair's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Irrfan Khan & Mira Nair's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrit Patel is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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