Naseeruddin Shah & Sai Paranjape Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Sai Paranjape appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sparsh (1980 — 8.1/10). Films span Sparsh (1980) through Katha (1983).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Sai Paranjape partnership
One film towers over the rest: Sparsh at 8.1/10. From Sparsh (1980) to Katha (1983). It started with Sparsh (1980).
Sparsh is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Katha in 1983.
The shape of the work
Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Sai Paranjape directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Sparsh
- Katha0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Sai Paranjape's screen credits are with Naseeruddin Shah. After Katha, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 129 more films; Sai Paranjape stepped back.
Before Sparsh, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 3 films, including Shaayad (1979) and Sunayana (1979).
After Katha, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 129 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Sparsh was Sai Paranjape's directorial debut.
After Katha, Sai Paranjape went on to direct 4 more films, including Papeeha (1993) and Saaz (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Sai Paranjape's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Deepti Naval is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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