Naseeruddin Shah & Abbas Tyrewala Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Abbas Tyrewala appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2004 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maqbool (2004 — 7.4/10). Films span Main Hoon Na (2004) through Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Abbas Tyrewala partnership
From Main Hoon Na (2004) to Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na (2008). Maqbool is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Main Hoon Na (2004).
The shape of the work
Never on the same side of the camera — Naseeruddin Shah actor, Abbas Tyrewala screenplay, across all 3 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Maqbool
- Main Hoon Na
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 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 88 films behind them; Abbas Tyrewala had 0. After Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 49 more films; Abbas Tyrewala stepped back.
Before Main Hoon Na, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 88 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 49 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Main Hoon Na was Abbas Tyrewala's acting debut.
After Jaane Tu... Ya Jaane Na, Abbas Tyrewala went on to appear in 1 more film, including Jhootha Hi Sahi (2010).
Collaboration Journey
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