Naseeruddin Shah & Sulabha Deshpande Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Sulabha Deshpande appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1980 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980 — 7.5/10). Films span Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980) through Ijaazat (1987).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Sulabha Deshpande partnership
From Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980) to Ijaazat (1987). Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai is the one most viewers reach for. The played out closed with Ijaazat in 1987.
It started with Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980).
The shape of the work
Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Sulabha Deshpande acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
- Lorie
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ijaazat, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 111 more films; Sulabha Deshpande stepped back.
Before Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 3 films, including Shaayad (1979) and Sunayana (1979).
After Ijaazat, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 111 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai was Sulabha Deshpande's acting debut.
After Ijaazat, Sulabha Deshpande went on to appear in 9 more films, including Virasat (1997) and Shankara (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Sulabha Deshpande's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rohini Hattangadi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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