Naseeruddin Shah & Poonam Dhillon Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Poonam Dhillon appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1986 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karma (1986 — 5.6/10). Films span Karma (1986) through Maalamaal (1988).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Poonam Dhillon partnership
From Karma (1986) to Maalamaal (1988). The ran closed with Maalamaal in 1988. It started with Karma (1986).
The shape of the work
Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Poonam Dhillon acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Karma
- Maalamaal0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Maalamaal, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 105 more films; Poonam Dhillon stepped back. By the time of Karma, both already had careers — Naseeruddin Shah with 34 films, Poonam Dhillon with 28.
Before Karma, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 34 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Maalamaal, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 105 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Before Karma, Poonam Dhillon had starred in 28 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Noorie (1979).
After Maalamaal, Poonam Dhillon went on to appear in 18 more films, including Yavarum Nalam (2009) and Plan A Plan B (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Poonam Dhillon's professional partnership
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