Kritika Kamra to Katrina Kaif; Actors who played Pakistani characters on screen

Bollywood has explored the genre of cross-border inspired films. Amid different storylines, the backdrop remained the same, and some of these Bollywood actors took up the challenge to play a Pakistani role in these films. From Kritika Kamra in Saare Jahan Se Accha to Katrina Kaif in Ek Tha Tiger, take a look at the celebs who nailed the Pakistani role

Updated On: 2025-08-17 07:08 PM IST

Compiled by : Shruti Sampat

Kritika Kamra to Katrina Kaif, celebs who played the role of a Pakistani on screen

Amruta Khanvilkar played the character of Munira in Raazi, who was Vicky Kaushal's sister-in-law. The actress did play a crucial role in the film

Divya Dutta nailed the character of Shabbo in Veer Zaara. The actress played Preity's friend in the film and also supported her to run away from her wedding

Deepika Padukone played the character of an ISI agent in Pathaan, the actress yet again dazzled onscreen with one of her loved pairings with Shah Rukh Khan 

Rani Mukerji played the character of a Pakistani Lawyer in Veer Zaara, she was the one who got Veer out of the Pakistani jail after 25 years

It is impossible to forget this iconic role, Nawazuddin Siddiqui played Chand Nawab in Bajrangi Bhaijaan and it surely left a major impact on viewers 

Katrina Kaif played the ISI agent in Ek Tha Tiger and continued the role in the Salman Khan starrer trilogy

Veer-Zaara, a love story set on the cross-border backdrop, had Preity Zinta playing the character of Zara, who was from Pakistan. She fell in love with an IAF officer Veer

Manoj Bajpayee played a Pakistani goon, Rashid, in Pinjar, a film set against the backdrop of the partition between India and Pakistan. He holds Urmila (Indian girl) captive

Not all know, but even Upen Patel played the role of a Pakistani man in Namastey London. The film had an India-Pakistan angle where the families were close friends 

Vicky Kaushal's character in Raazi surely melted many hearts. The actor played the character of a Pakistani army man in the film

Urmila Matondkar played an intriguing character where turned into a Pakistani woman, who was actually held captive during partition and tried to go back to India 

Gadar: Ek Prem Katha is set against the backdrop of the India-Pakistan partition. It tells the love story of Tara Singh (Sunny Deol), a Sikh, and Sakina (Ameesha Patel), a Muslim woman from Pakistan

Kritika Kamra plays a crucial role in Saare Jahan Se Accha, the actress plays the character of a Pakistani reporter

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