Naseeruddin Shah & Anu Malik Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Anu Malik appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1991 and 2017. Their highest-rated collaboration was Begum Jaan (2017 — 5.7/10). Films span Shikari: The Hunter (1991) through Begum Jaan (2017).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Anu Malik partnership
After 19 years apart, they came back together for Welcome Back (2015). They didn't share a set between 1996 and 2015. They saved their best for last — Begum Jaan (5.7/10) came 26 years in.
From Shikari: The Hunter (1991) to Begum Jaan (2017). It started with Shikari: The Hunter (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Chaahat; the 2010s to Begum Jaan. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Anu Malik scored all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
- Chaahat
- Chamatkar
- Begum Jaan
- Welcome Back
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
45% of Anu Malik's screen credits are with Naseeruddin Shah. When they first worked together, Naseeruddin Shah had 50 films behind them; Anu Malik had 3. After Begum Jaan, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 18 more films; Anu Malik stepped back.
Before Shikari: The Hunter, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 50 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Begum Jaan, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 18 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Shikari: The Hunter, Anu Malik had starred in 3 films, including Aasmaan (1984) and Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
After Begum Jaan, Anu Malik went on to appear in 3 more films, including Mardaani 2 (2019) and LSD 2: Love, Sex aur Dhokha 2 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Anu Malik's professional partnership
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