Irrfan Khan & Naseeruddin Shah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Irrfan Khan and Naseeruddin Shah appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2004 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maqbool (2004 — 7.4/10). Films span Maqbool (2004) through 7 Khoon Maaf (2011).
The Irrfan Khan & Naseeruddin Shah partnership
From Maqbool (2004) to 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). Maqbool is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Maqbool (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Maqbool; the 2010s to 7 Khoon Maaf. Irrfan Khan acted in every film; Naseeruddin Shah acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Maqbool (7.4/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Maqbool
- 7 Khoon Maaf
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Irrfan Khan had 12 films behind them; Naseeruddin Shah had 88. After 7 Khoon Maaf, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 36 more films; Irrfan Khan stepped back.
Before Maqbool, Irrfan Khan had starred in 12 films, including Haasil (2003) and Kasoor (2001).
After 7 Khoon Maaf, Irrfan Khan went on to appear in 18 more films, including Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Talvar (2015).
Before Maqbool, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 88 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After 7 Khoon Maaf, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 36 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Irrfan Khan & Naseeruddin Shah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay Gehi is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
