Naseeruddin Shah & Sharat Saxena Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Sharat Saxena appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1989 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Krrish (2006 — 6.2/10). Films span Tridev (1989) through John Day (2013).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Sharat Saxena partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Kasam (2001). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2001. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Tridev (1989) to John Day (2013). It started with Tridev (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Tridev; the 2010s to John Day. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Sharat Saxena acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Tridev
- Krrish
- Kasam
- John Day
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 24 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 48 films behind them; Sharat Saxena had 17. After John Day, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 30 more films; Sharat Saxena stepped back.
Before Tridev, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 48 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After John Day, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 30 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Before Tridev, Sharat Saxena had starred in 17 films, including Harjaee (1981) and Aasmaan (1984).
After John Day, Sharat Saxena went on to appear in 14 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Sherni (2021).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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