This was the film that redefined both actors. Based on Shakespeare’s Scottish play, transposed to the Mumbai underworld, Maqbool cast Irrfan as the brooding, loyal henchman Miyan Maqbool, and Tabu as Nimmi, the mistress of the underworld don (Abbaji). This was their first major screen pairing, and they set the screen on fire with quiet desperation.

. Their shared filmography, though relatively concise, is anchored by critically acclaimed masterpieces where their chemistry—often described as "magnetic" and "nuanced"—redefined standard Bollywood pairings. Joint Filmography