Govind Nihalani & Smita Patil Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Govind Nihalani and Smita Patil appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aakrosh (1980 — 8.1/10). Films span Aakrosh (1980) through Ardh Satya (1983).
The Govind Nihalani & Smita Patil partnership
From Aakrosh (1980) to Ardh Satya (1983). The ran closed with Ardh Satya in 1983. Aakrosh is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Aakrosh (1980).
The shape of the work
Govind Nihalani directed every film; Smita Patil acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Aakrosh
- Ardh Satya
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ardh Satya, Smita Patil kept going for 37 more films; Govind Nihalani stepped back.
Aakrosh was Govind Nihalani's directorial debut.
After Ardh Satya, Govind Nihalani went on to direct 9 more films, including Dev (2004) and Thakshak (1999).
Aakrosh was Smita Patil's acting debut.
After Ardh Satya, Smita Patil went on to appear in 37 more films, including Tarang (1984) and Raavan (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Govind Nihalani & Smita Patil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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