Varun Dhawan & Zakir Hussain Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Varun Dhawan and Zakir Hussain appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2015 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badlapur (2015 — 7.3/10). Films span Badlapur (2015) through Baby John (2024).
The Varun Dhawan & Zakir Hussain partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Baby John (2024). They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2024. From Badlapur (2015) to Baby John (2024).
Their most recent film, Baby John, came out in 2024 — the partnership is still active. Badlapur is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2010s belonged to Badlapur; the 2020s to Baby John. Varun Dhawan acted in every film; Zakir Hussain acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Badlapur (7.3/10).
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Badlapur
- Baby John
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Badlapur, Varun Dhawan had starred in 3 films, including Humpty Sharma Ki Dulhania (2014) and Main Tera Hero (2014).
After Baby John, Varun Dhawan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Thamma (2025) and Border 2 (2026).
Before Badlapur, Zakir Hussain had starred in 30 films, including Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Thuppakki (2012).
After Baby John, Zakir Hussain went on to appear in 10 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Dhadak 2 (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Varun Dhawan & Zakir Hussain's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Divya Dutta is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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