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Vivaan Shah
Vivaan Shah

Co-Stars & Directors

Vivaan Shah

3Co-Stars
1Directors
2Films with Avinash Das
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Vivaan Shah Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Vivaan Shah's collaborators

Vivaan Shah's most frequent director is Avinash Das — 2 pairings. Naseeruddin Shah has stayed in Vivaan Shah's catalogue across 12 years — a partnership that crosses decades.

From 2011 (with Priyanka Chopra) to 2025 (with Avinash Das). Avinash Das joined the roster in 2023 with U Shape Ki Gully.

As of June 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 4 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.

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Most acclaimed pairing
Vivaan Shah × Naseeruddin Shah
2 films·avg 6.4/10
Longest running
Vivaan Shah × Naseeruddin Shah
12+ years·2 decades
Newest pairing
Vivaan Shah × Avinash Das
2023·U Shape Ki Gully

Strongest pairings

3 of the five strongest pairings are on-screen partners — the working circle leans toward on-screen partners more than co-stars.

4Total Co-Stars & Directors
2Most films with Avinash Das
2Role categories

Top pairings compared

Average ratings spread 3.5 points across the top four — quality varies sharply between these pairings.

MetricNaseeruddin ShahAvinash DasSanjay MishraPriyanka Chopra
Films together2222
Avg rating6.42.96.4
First2011202320172011
Latest2023202520232011
Best film7 Khoon MaafLaali Ki Shaadi Mein Laddoo Deewana7 Khoon Maaf

Multi-decade partnerships

Naseeruddin Shah is the only collaborator who has worked with Vivaan Shah in every decade of her career.

Most acclaimed pairings

Naseeruddin Shah stands 3.5 points clear of the next-rated pairing — the high-water mark on this list.

Recent first-pairings

New on-screen partnerships from the last three years.

Collaboration by Decade

2010s
3 films
5.2
Priyanka Chopra, Naseeruddin Shah, Sanjay Mishra
2020s
4 films
Avinash Das, Naseeruddin Shah, Sanjay Mishra

Creative Legacy

Vivaan Shah's contribution to Indian cinema is characterized by his deliberate choice to work with some of the industry's most prominent and distinctive auteurs early in his career, positioning himself as a character actor within high-profile ensemble casts. His debut in Vishal Bhardwaj's '7 Khoon Maaf' (2011) immediately associated him with a filmmaker known for complex, dark narratives and liter

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