Bappi Lahiri & Naseeruddin Shah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bappi Lahiri and Naseeruddin Shah appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1986 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Department (2012 — 4.8/10). Films span Shart (1986) through Department (2012).
The Bappi Lahiri & Naseeruddin Shah partnership
After 26 years apart, they came back together for Department (2012). They didn't share a set between 1986 and 2012. From Shart (1986) to Department (2012).
It started with Shart (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Shart; the 2010s to Department. Bappi Lahiri scored every film; Naseeruddin Shah acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Shart
- Department
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Department, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 33 more films; Bappi Lahiri stepped back. By the time of Shart, both already had careers — Bappi Lahiri with 17 films, Naseeruddin Shah with 34.
Before Shart, Bappi Lahiri had starred in 17 films, including Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983) and Aur Kaun? (1979).
After Department, Bappi Lahiri went on to appear in 5 more films, including Why Cheat India (2019) and Deewana Main Deewana (2013).
Before Shart, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 34 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Department, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 33 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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