Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2006 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Umrao Jaan (2006 — 7.1/10). Films span Umrao Jaan (2006) through Jazbaa (2015).
The Aishwarya Rai Bachchan & Shabana Azmi partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Jazbaa (2015). They didn't share a set between 2006 and 2015. From Umrao Jaan (2006) to Jazbaa (2015).
Umrao Jaan is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Umrao Jaan (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Umrao Jaan; the 2010s to Jazbaa. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan acted in every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s brought 1 film together, anchored by Umrao Jaan (7.1/10).
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Umrao Jaan
- Jazbaa0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had 26 films behind them; Shabana Azmi had 69.
Before Umrao Jaan, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan had starred in 26 films, including Raincoat (2004) and Khakee (2004).
After Jazbaa, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan went on to appear in 4 more films, including Ponniyin Selvan 1 (2022) and Sarbjit (2016).
Before Umrao Jaan, Shabana Azmi had starred in 69 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Jazbaa, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 9 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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