Naseeruddin Shah & Vinod Khanna Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Vinod Khanna appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1988 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Red Alert: The War Within (2010 — 7.3/10). Films span Rihaee (1988) through Red Alert: The War Within (2010).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Vinod Khanna partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Red Alert: The War Within (2010). They didn't share a set between 1988 and 2010. From Rihaee (1988) to Red Alert: The War Within (2010).
Red Alert: The War Within is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Rihaee (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Rihaee; the 2010s to Red Alert: The War Within. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Vinod Khanna acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Red Alert: The War Within (7.3/10).
- Rihaee
- Red Alert: The War Within
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Red Alert: The War Within, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 42 more films; Vinod Khanna stepped back. By the time of Rihaee, both already had careers — Naseeruddin Shah with 42 films, Vinod Khanna with 21.
Before Rihaee, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 42 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Red Alert: The War Within, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 42 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Before Rihaee, Vinod Khanna had starred in 21 films, including Meera (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Red Alert: The War Within, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 10 more films, including Dilwale (2015) and Dabangg 2 (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Vinod Khanna's professional partnership
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