Avtar Gill & Farooq Shaikh Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Avtar Gill and Farooq Shaikh appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saath Saath (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Noorie (1979) through Rajlakshmi (1987).
The Avtar Gill & Farooq Shaikh partnership
From Noorie (1979) to Rajlakshmi (1987). The played out closed with Rajlakshmi in 1987. Saath Saath is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Noorie (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Noorie; the 1980s to Saath Saath. Avtar Gill acted in every film; Farooq Shaikh acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Noorie (7.4/10).
The 1980s brought 2 films together, anchored by Saath Saath (7.5/10).
- Noorie
- Saath Saath
- Rajlakshmi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Rajlakshmi, Avtar Gill kept going for 69 more films; Farooq Shaikh stepped back.
Noorie was Avtar Gill's acting debut.
After Rajlakshmi, Avtar Gill went on to appear in 69 more films, including Kaamyaab (2020) and Once Upon a Time in Mumbaai (2010).
Noorie was Farooq Shaikh's acting debut.
After Rajlakshmi, Farooq Shaikh went on to appear in 9 more films, including Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) and Children Of War (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Avtar Gill & Farooq Shaikh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Iftekhar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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