Naseeruddin Shah & Harish Patel Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Naseeruddin Shah and Harish Patel appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1985 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mirch Masala (1987 — 5.6/10). Films span Aghaat (1985) through Mirch Masala (1987).
The Naseeruddin Shah & Harish Patel partnership
From Aghaat (1985) to Mirch Masala (1987). The ran closed with Mirch Masala in 1987. It started with Aghaat (1985).
The shape of the work
Naseeruddin Shah acted in every film; Harish Patel acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Mirch Masala
- Aghaat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Naseeruddin Shah had 30 films behind them; Harish Patel had 0. After Mirch Masala, Naseeruddin Shah kept going for 111 more films; Harish Patel stepped back.
Before Aghaat, Naseeruddin Shah had starred in 30 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Sparsh (1980).
After Mirch Masala, Naseeruddin Shah went on to appear in 111 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Badla (2019).
Aghaat was Harish Patel's acting debut.
After Mirch Masala, Harish Patel went on to appear in 26 more films, including Andaz Apna Apna (1994) and Sainik (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Naseeruddin Shah & Harish Patel's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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