Zakir Hussain & Dayanand Shetty Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Zakir Hussain and Dayanand Shetty appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2007 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Johnny Gaddar (2007 — 7.2/10). Films span Johnny Gaddar (2007) through Singham Returns (2014).
The Zakir Hussain & Dayanand Shetty partnership
From Johnny Gaddar (2007) to Singham Returns (2014). Johnny Gaddar is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Johnny Gaddar (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Johnny Gaddar; the 2010s to Singham Returns. Zakir Hussain acted in every film; Dayanand Shetty acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Johnny Gaddar (7.2/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Johnny Gaddar
- Singham Returns
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Singham Returns, Zakir Hussain kept going for 30 more films; Dayanand Shetty stepped back.
Before Johnny Gaddar, Zakir Hussain had starred in 7 films, including Sarkar (2005) and Ek Hasina Thi (2003).
After Singham Returns, Zakir Hussain went on to appear in 30 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Irudhi Suttru (2016).
Johnny Gaddar was Dayanand Shetty's acting debut.
After Singham Returns, Dayanand Shetty went on to appear in 5 more films, including Pati Patni Aur Woh Do (2026) and Govinda Naam Mera (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Zakir Hussain & Dayanand Shetty's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Ajay Devgan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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