Naseeruddin Shah & Pankaj Tripathi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Pankaj Tripathi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2019 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Tashkent Files (2019 — 7.7/10). Films span The Tashkent Files (2019) through Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal (2022).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Pankaj Tripathi partnership
From The Tashkent Files (2019) to Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal (2022). The Tashkent Files is the one most viewers reach for. It started with The Tashkent Files (2019).
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to The Tashkent Files; the 2020s to Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Pankaj Tripathi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by The Tashkent Files (7.7/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- The Tashkent Files
- Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 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 136 films behind them; Pankaj Tripathi had 15.
Before The Tashkent Files, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 136 films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 8 more films, including Gustaakh Ishq (2025) and Fateh (2025).
Before The Tashkent Files, Pankaj Tripathi had starred in 15 films, including Masaan (2015) and Nil Battey Sannata (2016).
After Naam Tha Kanhaiyalal, Pankaj Tripathi went on to appear in 8 more films, including OMG 2 (2023) and Stree 2 (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Pankaj Tripathi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Achint Kaur is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
