Amitabh Bachchan & Ratna Pathak Shah Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Ratna Pathak Shah appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2005 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paheli (2005 — 6.2/10). Films span Paheli (2005) through Aladin (2009).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Ratna Pathak Shah partnership
From Paheli (2005) to Aladin (2009). It started with Paheli (2005).
The shape of the work
Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Ratna Pathak Shah acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Paheli
- Aladin
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 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, Amitabh Bachchan had 84 films behind them; Ratna Pathak Shah had 0. After Aladin, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 44 more films; Ratna Pathak Shah stepped back.
Before Paheli, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 84 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
After Aladin, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 44 more films, including Pink (2016) and English Vinglish (2012).
Paheli was Ratna Pathak Shah's acting debut.
After Aladin, Ratna Pathak Shah went on to appear in 10 more films, including Nil Battey Sannata (2016) and Kapoor & Sons (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Ratna Pathak Shah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A.K. Hangal is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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