Anita Kanwar & Shyam Benegal Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anita Kanwar and Shyam Benegal appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1985 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985 — 5.0/10). Films span Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985) through Susman (1987).
The Anita Kanwar & Shyam Benegal partnership
From Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985) to Susman (1987). The ran closed with Susman in 1987. It started with Trikal (Past, Present, Future) (1985).
The shape of the work
Anita Kanwar acted in every film; Shyam Benegal directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Trikal (Past, Present, Future)
- Susman
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
Before Trikal (Past, Present, Future), Anita Kanwar had starred in 2 films, including Aadharshila (1982) and Hearbeat (1982).
After Susman, Anita Kanwar went on to appear in 6 more films, including Salaam Bombay! (1988) and The Hangman (2010).
Before Trikal (Past, Present, Future), Shyam Benegal had directed 3 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arohan (1983).
After Susman, Shyam Benegal went on to direct 12 more films, including Shor Se Shuruaat (2016) and Well Done Abba (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anita Kanwar & Shyam Benegal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Neena Gupta is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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