Girish Karnad & Birbal Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Girish Karnad and Birbal appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Man Pasand (1980 — 6.7/10). Films span Man Pasand (1980) through Divorce (1984).
The Girish Karnad & Birbal partnership
From Man Pasand (1980) to Divorce (1984). The ran closed with Divorce in 1984. It started with Man Pasand (1980).
The shape of the work
Girish Karnad acted in every film; Birbal acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Man Pasand
- Divorce
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Man Pasand, Girish Karnad had starred in 2 films, including Ratnadeep (1979) and Sampark (1979).
After Divorce, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 38 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Dor (2006).
Before Man Pasand, Birbal had starred in 3 films, including Aatish (1979) and Prem Bandhan (1979).
After Divorce, Birbal went on to appear in 25 more films, including Shiva Ka Insaaf (1985) and Hum Dono (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Girish Karnad & Birbal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhi Bhattacharya is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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