Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Ritesh Batra Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nawazuddin Siddiqui and Ritesh Batra appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2013 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Lunchbox (2013 — 7.8/10). Films span The Lunchbox (2013) through Photograph (2019).
The Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Ritesh Batra partnership
From The Lunchbox (2013) to Photograph (2019). The Lunchbox is the one most viewers reach for. It started with The Lunchbox (2013).
The shape of the work
Nawazuddin Siddiqui acted in every film; Ritesh Batra directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- The Lunchbox
- Photograph
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before The Lunchbox, Nawazuddin Siddiqui had starred in 16 films, including Gangs of Wasseypur - Part 2 (2012) and Paan Singh Tomar (2012).
After Photograph, Nawazuddin Siddiqui went on to appear in 13 more films, including Adbhut (2024) and Haddi (2023).
The Lunchbox was Ritesh Batra's directorial debut.
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nawazuddin Siddiqui & Ritesh Batra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abdul Quadir Amin is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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