Naseeruddin Shah & A.K. Hangal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and A.K. Hangal appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1982 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paheli (2005 — 6.2/10). Films span Dil... Akhir Dil Hai (1982) through Paheli (2005).
The Naseeruddin Shah & A.K. Hangal partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Paheli (2005). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2005. From Dil... Akhir Dil Hai (1982) to Paheli (2005).
It started with Dil... Akhir Dil Hai (1982). The played out closed with Paheli in 2005.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Dil... Akhir Dil Hai; the 2000s to Paheli. Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; A.K. Hangal acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.2/10.
- Dil... Akhir Dil Hai
- Jalwa
- Paheli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Paheli, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 59 more films; A.K. Hangal stepped back. By the time of Dil... Akhir Dil Hai, both already had careers — Naseeruddin Shah with 11 films, A.K. Hangal with 11.
Before Dil... Akhir Dil Hai, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 11 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Paheli, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 59 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Before Dil... Akhir Dil Hai, A.K. Hangal had starred in 11 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Meera (1979).
After Paheli, A.K. Hangal went on to appear in 1 more film, including Soulmates (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & A.K. Hangal's professional partnership
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