Sanjay Gupta & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sanjay Gupta and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2007 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dus Kahaniyaan (2007 — 4.8/10). Films span Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) through Jazbaa (2015).
The Sanjay Gupta & Shabana Azmi partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Jazbaa (2015). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2015. From Dus Kahaniyaan (2007) to Jazbaa (2015).
It started with Dus Kahaniyaan (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Dus Kahaniyaan; the 2010s to Jazbaa. Sanjay Gupta directed every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Dus Kahaniyaan
- Jazbaa0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Sanjay Gupta had 8 films behind them; Shabana Azmi had 70.
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Sanjay Gupta had directed 8 films, including Musafir (2004) and Aatish: Feel the Fire (1994).
After Jazbaa, Sanjay Gupta went on to direct 5 more films, including Kaabil (2017) and Visfot (2024).
Before Dus Kahaniyaan, Shabana Azmi had starred in 70 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Jazbaa, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 9 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sanjay Gupta & Shabana Azmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anupam Kher is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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