Naseeruddin Shah & Salim Merchant Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Salim Merchant appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2003 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was 3 Deewarein (2003 — 7.4/10). Films span 3 Deewarein (2003) through Aiyaary (2018).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Salim Merchant partnership
After 15 years apart, they came back together for Aiyaary (2018). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2018. From 3 Deewarein (2003) to Aiyaary (2018).
3 Deewarein is the one most viewers reach for. It started with 3 Deewarein (2003).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to 3 Deewarein; the 2010s to Aiyaary. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Salim Merchant scored all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by 3 Deewarein (7.4/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- 3 Deewarein
- Aiyaary
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Naseeruddin Shah had 87 films behind them; Salim Merchant had 0. After Aiyaary, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 17 more films; Salim Merchant stepped back.
Before 3 Deewarein, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 87 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Aiyaary, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 17 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
3 Deewarein was Salim Merchant's acting debut.
After Aiyaary, Salim Merchant went on to appear in 2 more films, including The Accidental Prime Minister (2019) and Setters (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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