Irrfan Khan & Zakir Hussain Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Irrfan Khan and Zakir Hussain appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2006 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paan Singh Tomar (2012 — 8.0/10). Films span Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante (2006) through Paan Singh Tomar (2012).
The Irrfan Khan & Zakir Hussain partnership
One film towers over the rest: Paan Singh Tomar at 8.0/10. They saved their best for last — Paan Singh Tomar (8.0/10) came 6 years in. Between 2006 and 2012, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 6 years.
From Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante (2006) to Paan Singh Tomar (2012). It started with Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to The Killer; the 2010s to Paan Singh Tomar. Irrfan Khan acted in every film; Zakir Hussain acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Paan Singh Tomar (8.0/10).
- The Killer
- Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante
- Paan Singh Tomar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Paan Singh Tomar, Zakir Hussain kept going for 37 more films; Irrfan Khan stepped back.
Before Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante, Irrfan Khan had starred in 18 films, including Haasil (2003) and Maqbool (2004).
After Paan Singh Tomar, Irrfan Khan went on to appear in 17 more films, including Talvar (2015) and The Lunchbox (2013).
Before Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante, Zakir Hussain had starred in 5 films, including Sarkar (2005) and Ek Hasina Thi (2003).
After Paan Singh Tomar, Zakir Hussain went on to appear in 37 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Irudhi Suttru (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Irrfan Khan & Zakir Hussain's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Irrfan Khan & Zakir Hussain's films together
