Deepti Naval & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Deepti Naval and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1980 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Paanch (1980 — 6.5/10). Films span Hum Paanch (1980) through Nasihat (1986).
The Deepti Naval & Shabana Azmi partnership
From Hum Paanch (1980) to Nasihat (1986). The played out closed with Nasihat in 1986. It started with Hum Paanch (1980).
The shape of the work
Deepti Naval acted in every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Hum Paanch
- Kamla
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Hum Paanch was Deepti Naval's acting debut.
After Nasihat, Deepti Naval went on to appear in 30 more films, including Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara (2011) and Firaaq (2009).
Before Hum Paanch, Shabana Azmi had starred in 3 films, including Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and Jeena Yahan (1979).
After Nasihat, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 43 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Deepti Naval & Shabana Azmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mithun Chakraborty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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