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4 films·2006–2012·Top Music Composer: Abhisek Rey (1 films)·Top co-star: Arshad Warsi (1 films)

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).

4
Films Together
6.1
Average Rating
2006 - 2012
Career Span
Hindi
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

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).

2000s
Films3
Avg Rating5.1/10
Notable:
  • The Killer(5.5)
  • Deadline: Sirf 24 Ghante(4.7)
Era:
Irrfan: ActiveZakir: Active
2010s
Films1
Avg Rating8.0/10
Notable:
  • Paan Singh Tomar(8)
Era:
Irrfan: ActiveZakir: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration20062012
Span6 years
Avg Interval~2 years

4 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Hindi
3 films (100%)

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.

Irrfan Khan

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).

Zakir Hussain

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).

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