Vinay Pathak & Sriram Raghavan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinay Pathak and Sriram Raghavan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2007 and 2024. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badlapur (2015 — 7.3/10). Films span Johnny Gaddar (2007) through Merry Christmas (2024).
The Vinay Pathak & Sriram Raghavan partnership
Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.2 and 7.3. After 9 years apart, they came back together for Merry Christmas (2024). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
They didn't share a set between 2015 and 2024. From Johnny Gaddar (2007) to Merry Christmas (2024).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Johnny Gaddar; the 2020s to Merry Christmas. Vinay Pathak acted in every film; Sriram Raghavan directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sriram Raghavan cast Vinay Pathak in Johnny Gaddar after seeing him in a play. But the role was originally written for a much younger actor. Vinay was 38 at the time, playing a 50-something gangster. Raghavan bet on his face, not his age.
- On the set of Badlapur, Vinay Pathak improvised the entire 'chai-wala' monologue in one take. Raghavan kept the camera rolling and later said that scene became the emotional anchor of the film's second half. Vinay's rhythm set the pace for Varun Dhawan's silence.
- Johnny Gaddar directly inspired Anurag Kashyap to cast Vinay Pathak in Gangs of Wasseypur. Kashyap told Raghavan: 'Your film made me see Vinay as a killer.' That one role launched Vinay's entire dark-comedy villain phase.
- Vinay Pathak is the only actor Raghavan has ever called 'bhai' in public. They share a WhatsApp group called 'Gaddar Gang' with just the two of them. Raghavan sends Vinay old Hindi film songs at 2 AM. Vinay replies with voice notes of him humming them back.
- Vinay Pathak on Raghavan: 'He doesn't give you a character. He gives you a situation and trusts you to find the person inside it. That's why I never say no to him.' Said during a 2024 podcast interview about Merry Christmas.
4 films across 3 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).
The 2020s brought 2 films together, anchored by Merry Christmas (7.0/10).
- Johnny Gaddar
- Badlapur
- Merry Christmas
- Merry Christmas
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 17 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Vinay Pathak's screen credits are with Sriram Raghavan.
Before Johnny Gaddar, Vinay Pathak had starred in 4 films, including Khosla Ka Ghosla (2006) and Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999).
After Merry Christmas, Vinay Pathak went on to appear in 3 more films, including Phule (2025) and Chidiya (2025).
Before Johnny Gaddar, Sriram Raghavan had directed 1 film, including Ek Hasina Thi (2003).
After Merry Christmas, Sriram Raghavan went on to direct 1 more film, including Ikkis (2026).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Radhika Apte is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Radhika Apte appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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