Padmini Kolhapure & Aruna Irani Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Padmini Kolhapure and Aruna Irani appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1981 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ahista Ahista (1981 — 6.8/10). Films span Ahista Ahista (1981) through Professor Ki Padosan (1993).
The Padmini Kolhapure & Aruna Irani partnership
From Ahista Ahista (1981) to Professor Ki Padosan (1993). The spanned closed with Professor Ki Padosan in 1993. It started with Ahista Ahista (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Ahista Ahista; the 1990s to Professor Ki Padosan. Padmini Kolhapure acted in every film; Aruna Irani acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
- Ahista Ahista
- Insaaf Main Karoonga
- Professor Ki Padosan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
42% of Padmini Kolhapure's screen credits are with Aruna Irani. After Professor Ki Padosan, Aruna Irani kept going for 43 more films; Padmini Kolhapure stepped back.
Before Ahista Ahista, Padmini Kolhapure had starred in 3 films, including Gehrayee (1980) and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980).
After Professor Ki Padosan, Padmini Kolhapure went on to appear in 4 more films, including Panipat (2019) and Mai (2013).
Before Ahista Ahista, Aruna Irani had starred in 15 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Professor Ki Padosan, Aruna Irani went on to appear in 43 more films, including Kahani Rubberband Ki (2022) and Kesari Veer (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Padmini Kolhapure & Aruna Irani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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