Sharat Saxena & Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sharat Saxena and Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1992 and 2001. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khiladi (1992 — 6.5/10). Films span Khiladi (1992) through Ajnabee (2001).
The Sharat Saxena & Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla partnership
From Khiladi (1992) to Ajnabee (2001). The played out closed with Ajnabee in 2001. It started with Khiladi (1992).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Khiladi; the 2000s to Ajnabee. Sharat Saxena acted in every film; Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Khiladi
- Baadshah
- Ajnabee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ajnabee, Sharat Saxena kept going for 55 more films; Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla stepped back.
Before Khiladi, Sharat Saxena had starred in 27 films, including Harjaee (1981) and Aasmaan (1984).
After Ajnabee, Sharat Saxena went on to appear in 55 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Haasil (2003).
Before Khiladi, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla had directed 2 films, including Agneekaal (1990) and Moti Veerana Chowk (1987).
After Ajnabee, Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla went on to direct 6 more films, including Evano Oruvan (2007) and Race (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sharat Saxena & Abbas Alibhai Burmawalla's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Akshay Kumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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