Irrfan Khan & John Abraham Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Irrfan Khan and John Abraham appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2009 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was New York (2009 — 6.5/10). Films span New York (2009) through Jazbaa (2015).
The Irrfan Khan & John Abraham partnership
From New York (2009) to Jazbaa (2015). It started with New York (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to New York; the 2010s to 7 Khoon Maaf. Irrfan Khan acted in every film; John Abraham acted in all of them.
Partnership facts
- For 'New York' (2009), director Kabir Khan wanted a fresh face for the FBI agent role. John Abraham pushed for Irrfan, saying the film needed an actor who could make silence feel dangerous. Irrfan signed on without reading the full script.
- On the set of '7 Khoon Maaf' (2011), Irrfan and John had a running bet: who could deliver their lines with the straightest face during the most absurd scenes. John lost every time because Irrfan would whisper a joke right before his take, making him crack up.
- In 'Jazbaa' (2015), Irrfan deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their interrogation scene. He told John: 'You're the cop who's already solved the case. I'm the lawyer who's buying time. Let me drag you into my rhythm.' John matched him beat for beat.
- After 'New York' wrapped, Irrfan and John started a private WhatsApp group called 'The Two Khans' — just the two of them. They used it to share weird audition stories and bad movie reviews of each other's films. The group went silent after Irrfan's diagnosis in 2018.
- John Abraham said in a 2015 interview: 'Irrfan is the only actor who can make me forget my lines. Not because he's intimidating — because I'm too busy watching him work.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- New York
- 7 Khoon Maaf
- Jazbaa0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jazbaa, John Abraham kept going for 26 more films; Irrfan Khan stepped back. By the time of New York, both already had careers — Irrfan Khan with 31 films, John Abraham with 24.
Before New York, Irrfan Khan had starred in 31 films, including Haasil (2003) and Maqbool (2004).
After Jazbaa, Irrfan Khan went on to appear in 8 more films, including Hindi Medium (2017) and Madaari (2016).
Before New York, John Abraham had starred in 24 films, including Agraharathil Kazhutai (1977) and Viruddh... Family Comes First (2005).
After Jazbaa, John Abraham went on to appear in 26 more films, including Secret Superstar (2017) and Batla House (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Irrfan Khan & John Abraham's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Neil Nitin Mukesh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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