Naseeruddin Shah & Annu Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Annu Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1982 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aadharshila (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Aadharshila (1982) through Dharam Sankat Mein (2015).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Annu Kapoor partnership
After 29 years apart, they came back together for 7 Khoon Maaf (2011). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 2011. From Aadharshila (1982) to Dharam Sankat Mein (2015).
Aadharshila is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Aadharshila (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Aadharshila; the 2010s to 7 Khoon Maaf. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Annu Kapoor acted in all of them.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Aadharshila (7.5/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.4/10.
- Aadharshila
- 7 Khoon Maaf
- Dharam Sankat Mein0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 33 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Aadharshila, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 11 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Dharam Sankat Mein, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 24 more films, including Badla (2019) and The Tashkent Files (2019).
Aadharshila was Annu Kapoor's acting debut.
After Dharam Sankat Mein, Annu Kapoor went on to appear in 15 more films, including Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Rules Ranjann (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Annu Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Naseeruddin Shah & Annu Kapoor's films together
Other iconic Hindi director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Vidya Balan
Sanjay DuttVidya Balan
Rekha
A. R. Murugadoss
Anthony
Vishal Bharadwaj
Anurag Kashyap
Richa Chadda