Javed Khan & Smita Patil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Javed Khan and Smita Patil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1986 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Waaris (1988 — 5.7/10). Films span Teesra Kinara (1986) through Waaris (1988).
The Javed Khan & Smita Patil partnership
From Teesra Kinara (1986) to Waaris (1988). The played out closed with Waaris in 1988. It started with Teesra Kinara (1986).
The shape of the work
Javed Khan acted in every film; Smita Patil acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Waaris
- Raahee
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 Waaris, Javed Khan kept going for 25 more films; Smita Patil stepped back. By the time of Teesra Kinara, both already had careers — Javed Khan with 17 films, Smita Patil with 38.
Before Teesra Kinara, Javed Khan had starred in 17 films, including Naram Garam (1981) and Saath Saath (1982).
After Waaris, Javed Khan went on to appear in 25 more films, including Blind (2023) and Swayam (1991).
Before Teesra Kinara, Smita Patil had starred in 38 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Javed Khan & Smita Patil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manmohan Krishna is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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