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Kalki Koechlin
Kalki Koechlin

Co-Stars & Directors

Kalki Koechlin

13Co-Stars
2Directors
1Music Directors
5Films with Naseeruddin Shah
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Kalki Koechlin Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together

Kalki Koechlin's collaborators

Kalki Koechlin's most frequent co-actor is Naseeruddin Shah — 5 pairings. From 2009 (with Anurag Kashyap) to 2024 (with Naseeruddin Shah). 10 pairings have endured across two-plus decades — an unusually deep bench of long-term partners.

Recent partners on the active roster include Naseeruddin Shah and Manisha Koirala.

As of June 2026.

Collaborator network

Top 12 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
Kalki Koechlin × Zoya Akhtar
2 films·avg 8.1/10
Longest running
Kalki Koechlin × Naseeruddin Shah
13+ years·2 decades

Strongest pairings

Naseeruddin Shah outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 319%.

16Total Co-Stars & Directors
5Most films with Naseeruddin Shah
3Role categories

Top pairings compared

MetricNaseeruddin ShahSonali SachdevIkhlaque KhanVijay Maurya
Films together5222
Avg rating6.67.37.37.3
First2011201920192019
Latest2024202320232023
Best filmZindagi Na Milegi DobaraGully boyGully boyGully boy

Multi-decade partnerships

10 pairings have endured across two-plus decades — an unusually deep bench of long-term partners.

Most acclaimed pairings

3 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Zoya Akhtar, Mikey McCleary, and Abhay Deol sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.

Collaboration by Decade

2000s
2 films
7.4
Anurag Kashyap, Abhay Deol
2010s
26 films
6.6
Anurag Kashyap, Zoya Akhtar, Naseeruddin Shah
2020s
8 films
6.6
Naseeruddin Shah, Manisha Koirala, Huma Qureshi

Creative Legacy

Kalki Koechlin has carved a distinct niche in Indian cinema as a versatile and fearless performer, consistently choosing roles that challenge mainstream conventions. Her debut as the complex, modern-day Chandramukhi in Anurag Kashyap's 'Dev.D' (2009) immediately established her as an actor of substance, unafraid of bold, non-glamorous portrayals. This set the tone for a career defined by a deliber

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