Sanjay Dutt & Anees Bazmee Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sanjay Dutt and Anees Bazmee appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2009 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ready (2011 — 4.7/10). Films span Shortkut (2009) through Ready (2011).
The Sanjay Dutt & Anees Bazmee partnership
From Shortkut (2009) to Ready (2011). It started with Shortkut (2009).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Shortkut; the 2010s to Ready. Never on the same side of the camera — Sanjay Dutt actor, Anees Bazmee director, across all 3 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.2/10.
- Shortkut
- Ready
- No Problem
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sanjay Dutt had 114 films behind them; Anees Bazmee had 11. After Ready, Sanjay Dutt kept going for 32 more films; Anees Bazmee stepped back.
Before Shortkut, Sanjay Dutt had starred in 114 films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Dhamaal (2007).
After Ready, Sanjay Dutt went on to appear in 32 more films, including P.K. (2014) and Dhurandhar: The Revenge (2026).
Before Shortkut, Anees Bazmee had directed 11 films, including Welcome (2007) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004).
After Ready, Anees Bazmee went on to direct 7 more films, including Bhool Bhulaiyaa 2 (2022) and Mubarakan (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sanjay Dutt & Anees Bazmee's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Akshaye Khanna is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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