Bharati Achrekar & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bharati Achrekar and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Apne Paraye (1980 — 7.3/10). Films span Apne Paraye (1980) through Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982).
The Bharati Achrekar & Shabana Azmi partnership
From Apne Paraye (1980) to Yeh Nazdeekiyan (1982). Apne Paraye is the one most viewers reach for. The ran closed with Yeh Nazdeekiyan in 1982.
It started with Apne Paraye (1980).
The shape of the work
Bharati Achrekar acted in every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Apne Paraye
- Yeh Nazdeekiyan
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
After Yeh Nazdeekiyan, Shabana Azmi kept going for 65 more films; Bharati Achrekar stepped back.
Apne Paraye was Bharati Achrekar's acting debut.
After Yeh Nazdeekiyan, Bharati Achrekar went on to appear in 12 more films, including The Lunchbox (2013) and Tarla (2023).
Before Apne Paraye, Shabana Azmi had starred in 3 films, including Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and Jeena Yahan (1979).
After Yeh Nazdeekiyan, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 65 more films, including Mandi (1983) and Neerja (2016).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Bharati Achrekar & Shabana Azmi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amol Palekar is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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