Irrfan Khan & Govind Nihalani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Irrfan Khan and Govind Nihalani appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1990 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Drishti (1990 — 4.6/10). Films span Drishti (1990) through Pita (1991).
The Irrfan Khan & Govind Nihalani partnership
From Drishti (1990) to Pita (1991). The ran closed with Pita in 1991. It started with Drishti (1990).
The shape of the work
Irrfan Khan acted in every film; Govind Nihalani directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Drishti
- Pita
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Pita, Irrfan Khan kept going for 56 more films; Govind Nihalani stepped back.
Before Drishti, Irrfan Khan had starred in 1 film, including Salaam Bombay! (1988).
After Pita, Irrfan Khan went on to appear in 56 more films, including Paan Singh Tomar (2012) and Talvar (2015).
Before Drishti, Govind Nihalani had directed 7 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Arohan (1983).
After Pita, Govind Nihalani went on to direct 4 more films, including Dev (2004) and Thakshak (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Irrfan Khan & Govind Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dimple Kapadia is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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