Naseeruddin Shah & Ranjit Chowdhry Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Ranjit Chowdhry appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chakra (1981 — 7.5/10).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Ranjit Chowdhry partnership
Chakra is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Chakra in 1981. It started with Chakra (1980).
The shape of the work
Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Ranjit Chowdhry acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Chakra
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chakra, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 142 more films; Ranjit Chowdhry stepped back.
Before Chakra, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 3 films, including Shaayad (1979) and Sunayana (1979).
After Chakra, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 142 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983).
Chakra was Ranjit Chowdhry's acting debut.
After Chakra, Ranjit Chowdhry went on to appear in 1 more film, including Bandit Queen (1994).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Ranjit Chowdhry's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kulbhushan Kharbanda is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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