Vidya Balan & Vishal–Shekhar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vidya Balan and Vishal–Shekhar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2011 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kahaani (2012 — 7.8/10). Films span The Dirty Picture (2011) through Kahaani (2012).
The Vidya Balan & Vishal–Shekhar partnership
From The Dirty Picture (2011) to Kahaani (2012). Kahaani is the one most viewers reach for. It started with The Dirty Picture (2011).
The shape of the work
Vidya Balan acted in every film; Vishal–Shekhar scored all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Kahaani
- The Dirty Picture
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of The Dirty Picture, both already had careers — Vidya Balan with 11 films, Vishal–Shekhar with 10.
Before The Dirty Picture, Vidya Balan had starred in 11 films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Guru (2007).
After Kahaani, Vidya Balan went on to appear in 16 more films, including Nerkonda Paarvai (2019) and Tumhari Sulu (2017).
Before The Dirty Picture, Vishal–Shekhar had starred in 10 films, including Honeymoon Travels Pvt. Ltd. (2007) and I Hate Luv Storys (2010).
After Kahaani, Vishal–Shekhar went on to appear in 13 more films, including Fan (2016) and Sultan (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vidya Balan & Vishal–Shekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Darshan Jariwala is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
