Avtar Gill & Smita Patil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-20 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Avtar Gill and Smita Patil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1985 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghulami (1985 — 5.1/10). Films span Ghulami (1985) through Thikana (1987).
The Avtar Gill & Smita Patil partnership
From Ghulami (1985) to Thikana (1987). The played out closed with Thikana in 1987. It started with Ghulami (1985).
The shape of the work
Avtar Gill acted in every film; Smita Patil acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Ghulami
- Thikana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Thikana, Avtar Gill kept going for 69 more films; Smita Patil stepped back.
Before Ghulami, Avtar Gill had starred in 5 films, including Saath Saath (1982) and Noorie (1979).
After Thikana, Avtar Gill went on to appear in 69 more films, including Kaamyaab (2020) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010).
Before Ghulami, Smita Patil had starred in 34 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Thikana, Smita Patil went on to appear in 2 more films, including Waaris (1988) and Akarshan (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Avtar Gill & Smita Patil's professional partnership
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