Saif Ali Khan & Salim Merchant Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Saif Ali Khan and Salim Merchant appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2003 and 2008. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Tum (2004 — 6.3/10). Films span Darna Mana Hai (2003) through Race (2008).
The Saif Ali Khan & Salim Merchant partnership
From Darna Mana Hai (2003) to Race (2008). It started with Darna Mana Hai (2003).
The shape of the work
Saif Ali Khan acted in every film; Salim Merchant scored all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Hum Tum
- Darna Mana Hai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Race, Saif Ali Khan kept going for 28 more films; Salim Merchant stepped back.
Before Darna Mana Hai, Saif Ali Khan had starred in 27 films, including Dil Chahta Hai (2001) and Main Khiladi Tu Anari (1994).
After Race, Saif Ali Khan went on to appear in 28 more films, including Phantom (2015) and Vikram Vedha (2022).
Darna Mana Hai was Salim Merchant's acting debut.
After Race, Salim Merchant went on to appear in 8 more films, including Poorna (2017) and Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Saif Ali Khan & Salim Merchant's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Isha Koppikar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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