Tanuja & Shashi Kapoor Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Tanuja and Shashi Kapoor appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1987 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maa Beti (1987 — 4.9/10). Films span Maa Beti (1987) through Meri Zabaan (1989).
The Tanuja & Shashi Kapoor partnership
From Maa Beti (1987) to Meri Zabaan (1989). The ran closed with Meri Zabaan in 1989. It started with Maa Beti (1987).
The shape of the work
Tanuja acted in every film; Shashi Kapoor acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Maa Beti
- Meri Zabaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
When they first worked together, Tanuja had 8 films behind them; Shashi Kapoor had 41.
Before Maa Beti, Tanuja had starred in 8 films, including Kaamchor (1982) and Rustom (1982).
After Meri Zabaan, Tanuja went on to appear in 5 more films, including Bekhudi (1992) and Safari (1999).
Before Maa Beti, Shashi Kapoor had starred in 41 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Vijeta (1982).
After Meri Zabaan, Shashi Kapoor went on to appear in 8 more films, including Ajooba (1991) and Akayla (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Tanuja & Shashi Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amjad Khan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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