Yash Chopra & Salim Merchant Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Yash Chopra and Salim Merchant appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2004 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Tum (2004 — 6.3/10). Films span Hum Tum (2004) through Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011).
The Yash Chopra & Salim Merchant partnership
From Hum Tum (2004) to Ladies vs Ricky Bahl (2011). It started with Hum Tum (2004).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Hum Tum; the 2010s to Ladies vs Ricky Bahl. Yash Chopra produced every film; Salim Merchant scored all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Hum Tum
- Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi0
- Ladies vs Ricky Bahl
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Salim Merchant's screen credits are with Yash Chopra.
Before Hum Tum, Yash Chopra had starred in 15 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Mashaal (1984).
After Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Yash Chopra went on to appear in 2 more films, including Jab Tak Hai Jaan (2012) and Ishaqzaade (2012).
Before Hum Tum, Salim Merchant had starred in 3 films, including 3 Deewarein (2003) and Darna Mana Hai (2003).
After Ladies vs Ricky Bahl, Salim Merchant went on to appear in 4 more films, including Poorna (2017) and Aiyaary (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Yash Chopra & Salim Merchant's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anushka Sharma is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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