Vinod Khanna & Aftab Shivdasani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-21 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Khanna and Aftab Shivdasani appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1990 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Players (2012 — 5.2/10). Films span C.I.D. (1990) through Players (2012).
The Vinod Khanna & Aftab Shivdasani partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Players (2012). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2012. From C.I.D. (1990) to Players (2012).
It started with C.I.D. (1990).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to C.I.D.; the 2010s to Players. Vinod Khanna acted in every film; Aftab Shivdasani acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
- C.I.D.
- Players
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
Before C.I.D., Vinod Khanna had starred in 27 films, including Meera (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Players, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 7 more films, including Dilwale (2015) and Ramaiya Vastavaiya (2013).
C.I.D. was Aftab Shivdasani's acting debut.
After Players, Aftab Shivdasani went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mastiii 4 (2025) and Setters (2019).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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