The Best Nawab Shah Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sulthan (2021) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Dilwale (2015) with $32M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nawab Shah Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Nawab Shah is credited on. Sulthan (2021) leads with 68, followed by Darbar (2020) at 62. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Sulthan 2021 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Darbar 2020 · Thriller -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Darbar 2020 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Khuda Haafiz 2020 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Panipat 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Kotigobba 3 2021 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Dabangg 3 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Kabzaa 2023 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Martin 2024 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 6 Sikandar 2025 · Drama
Biggest Nawab Shah Box Office Hits
Nawab Shah's films have made $79M worldwide in total. Dilwale (2015) is the biggest hit at $32M, ahead of Kandahar (2010) ($15.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dilwale 2015 · Crime $32M $4.87M dom. - 2
Kandahar 2010 · History $15.3M - 3 Dabangg 3 2019 · Action $14.8M $202K dom.
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Lakshya 2004 · Drama $5.86M $754K dom. - 5 Panipat 2019 · Action $3.35M $462K dom.
- 6 Sikandar 2025 · Drama $3.03M
- 7 Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
- 8 Darbar 2020 · Thriller $1.74M
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Parwana 2003 $912K - 10 Sulthan 2021 · Thriller $232K
The Best Nawab Shah Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nawab Shah has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 7 films, and Sulthan (2021) is the pick of them.
The Best Nawab Shah Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nawab Shah's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Nawab Shah Movies
The most recent films Nawab Shah is credited on, newest first — starting with Sikandar (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sikandar 2025 · Virat Bakshi
- Martin 2024 · Drama
- Kabzaa 2023 · Bangera
- Kotigobba 3 2021 · Devendra
- Sulthan 2021 · Corporate Company Owner
- Khuda Haafiz 2020 · Itzak Regini
- Darbar 2020 · Vinod Malhotra
- Darbar 2020 · Vinod Malhotra
- Dabangg 3 2019 · Gullu
- Panipat 2019 · Ibrahim Khan Gardi
- Dilwale 2015 · Raghav
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Yaan 2014 · Sultan Malik Shah
The Best Nawab Shah Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nawab Shah films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nawab Shah movie?
Sulthan (2021) is the best-rated Nawab Shah film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Darbar (2020) (62) and Darbar (2020) (61). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sulthan: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nawab Shah movie?
Dilwale (2015) made the most at the box office, with $32M worldwide, followed by Kandahar (2010) with $15.3M. Together, Nawab Shah's films with box office figures have made $79M.
What is the best Nawab Shah thriller movie?
Sulthan (2021) is the best-rated of Nawab Shah's thriller films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Martin (drama), Panipat (action) and Dilwale (crime).
What is the newest Nawab Shah movie?
The newest film on Nawab Shah's filmography is Sikandar (2025), with Nawab Shah as Virat Bakshi.
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