Naseeruddin Shah & Divya Dutta Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Divya Dutta appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1997 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Irada (2017 — 6.6/10). Films span Daava (1997) through Tees (2024).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Divya Dutta partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Chargesheet (2011). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2011. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Daava (1997) to Tees (2024). Their most recent film, Tees, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Daava; the 2020s to Tees. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Divya Dutta acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For 'My Friend Pinto' (2011), Naseeruddin Shah agreed to play a small role only because Divya Dutta was already cast. He told the director he trusted her instinct on the script.
- In 'Irada' (2017), Divya Dutta deliberately slowed down her delivery in every scene with Naseeruddin Shah. She later said she did this to match his rhythm — he noticed and started matching her pauses back, creating a tense, unspoken back-and-forth.
- On the set of 'Chargesheet' (2011), Naseeruddin Shah would call Divya Dutta by her character's name even during lunch breaks. She said it helped her stay in the zone — he never broke character around her for the entire shoot.
- Divya Dutta once said: 'Naseer sahab doesn't give you tips. He just acts, and you either catch up or you don't. With me, he waited.' She said this in a 2017 interview about 'Irada'.
- Their only film that worked critically — 'Irada' (2017) — directly led to Divya Dutta being cast in a lead role in a Punjabi film the next year. The director saw her holding her own against Naseeruddin Shah and offered her the part on the spot.
5 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Daava
- Irada
- My Friend Pinto
- Tees
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
42% of Divya Dutta's screen credits are with Naseeruddin Shah. When they first worked together, Naseeruddin Shah had 74 films behind them; Divya Dutta had 6.
Before Daava, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 74 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Tees, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 5 more films, including Gustaakh Ishq (2025) and Fateh (2025).
Before Daava, Divya Dutta had starred in 6 films, including Veergati (1995) and Ram Aur Shyam (1996).
After Tees, Divya Dutta went on to appear in 1 more film, including Chhaava (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Divya Dutta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Naseeruddin Shah & Divya Dutta's films together
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