Urmila Matondkar & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Urmila Matondkar and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1983 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Masoom (1983 — 7.3/10). Films span Masoom (1983) through Tehzeeb (2003).
The Urmila Matondkar & Shabana Azmi partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for Tehzeeb (2003). They didn't share a set between 1983 and 2003. From Masoom (1983) to Tehzeeb (2003).
Masoom is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Masoom (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Masoom; the 2000s to Tehzeeb. Urmila Matondkar acted in every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Masoom (7.3/10).
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- Masoom
- Tehzeeb
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 20 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Masoom was Urmila Matondkar's acting debut.
After Tehzeeb, Urmila Matondkar went on to appear in 9 more films, including Bas Ek Pal (2006) and Maine Gandhi Ko Nahin Mara (2005).
Before Masoom, Shabana Azmi had starred in 21 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Arth (1982).
After Tehzeeb, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 18 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Urmila Matondkar & Shabana Azmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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