Zakir Hussain & Vinay Pathak Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Zakir Hussain and Vinay Pathak appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2007 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badlapur (2015 — 7.3/10). Films span Johnny Gaddar (2007) through Badlapur (2015).
The Zakir Hussain & Vinay Pathak partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Badlapur (2015). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2015. From Johnny Gaddar (2007) to Badlapur (2015).
Badlapur 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 Badlapur. Zakir Hussain acted in every film; Vinay Pathak 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 brought 1 film together, anchored by Badlapur (7.3/10).
- Johnny Gaddar
- Badlapur
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Johnny Gaddar, Zakir Hussain had starred in 7 films, including Sarkar (2005) and Ek Hasina Thi (2003).
After Badlapur, Zakir Hussain went on to appear in 25 more films, including Romeo S3 (2025) and Irudhi Suttru (2016).
Before Johnny Gaddar, Vinay Pathak had starred in 4 films, including Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).
After Badlapur, Vinay Pathak went on to appear in 19 more films, including The Tashkent Files (2019) and Blind (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Zakir Hussain & Vinay Pathak's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dayanand Shetty is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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