Nirupa Roy & Manmohan Desai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nirupa Roy and Manmohan Desai appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Suhaag (1979 — 6.5/10). Films span Suhaag (1979) through Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
The Nirupa Roy & Manmohan Desai partnership
From Suhaag (1979) to Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988). The played out closed with Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi in 1988. It started with Suhaag (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Suhaag; the 1980s to Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi. Nirupa Roy acted in every film; Manmohan Desai directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Suhaag
- Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi
- Mard
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Nirupa Roy's screen credits are with Manmohan Desai.
Suhaag was Nirupa Roy's acting debut.
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Nirupa Roy went on to appear in 5 more films, including Santosh (1989) and Lal Baadshah (1999).
Suhaag was Manmohan Desai's directorial debut.
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Manmohan Desai went on to direct 1 more film, including Anmol (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nirupa Roy & Manmohan Desai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Amitabh Bachchan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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