Saurabh Shukla & Sudhir Mishra Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Saurabh Shukla and Sudhir Mishra appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1996 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yeh Saali Zindagi (2011 — 6.3/10). Films span Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) through Daas Dev (2018).
The Saurabh Shukla & Sudhir Mishra partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Tera Kya Hoga Johnny (2010). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2010. From Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) to Daas Dev (2018).
It started with Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996).
The shape of the work
The 2010s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Arjun Pandit; the 2010s to Yeh Saali Zindagi. Saurabh Shukla acted in every film; Sudhir Mishra directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sudhir Mishra cast Saurabh Shukla in Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin (1996) after seeing him in a small play. Shukla was so broke at the time that he borrowed money to buy a shirt for the audition.
- On the set of Inkaar (2013), Mishra would let Shukla rewrite his own monologues on the spot. Shukla’s improvisation turned the film’s central confrontation scene into a 7-minute unbroken take that became the film’s most talked-about moment.
- Daas Dev (2018) was the first Hindi film to cast a transgender actor (Maya Krishna Rao) in a major role. Mishra and Shukla jointly insisted on the casting after a late-night conversation about representation.
- Mishra and Shukla have a standing rule: whenever they meet, they must share one drink and one argument about politics. They’ve kept this up for over 25 years, even during the making of their worst-reviewed film.
- Saurabh Shukla once said about Mishra: 'He’s the only director who lets me fail in front of him. That’s why I trust him with my worst lines.'
6 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Arjun Pandit
- Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin
- Yeh Saali Zindagi
- Tera Kya Hoga Johnny
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
46% of Sudhir Mishra's screen credits are with Saurabh Shukla. After Daas Dev, Saurabh Shukla kept going for 22 more films; Sudhir Mishra stepped back.
Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin was Saurabh Shukla's acting debut.
After Daas Dev, Saurabh Shukla went on to appear in 22 more films, including Jab Khuli Kitaab (2024) and Drishyam 2 (2022).
Before Is Raat Ki Subah Nahin, Sudhir Mishra had directed 5 films, including Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (1983) and Khamosh (1985).
After Daas Dev, Sudhir Mishra went on to direct 2 more films, including Afwaah (2023) and Thackeray (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Saurabh Shukla & Sudhir Mishra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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