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4 Films Together
4 films·1980–1989·Top co-star: Anil Kapoor (1 films)

Asrani & Shabana Azmi Movies Together List — 4 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

Asrani and Shabana Azmi appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1980 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ek Hi Bhool (1981 — 5.6/10). Films span Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980) through Rakhwala (1989).

4
Films Together
5.2
Average Rating
1980 - 1989
Career Span
Hindi
Primary Language
Credibility
Career Phase
Active×Active

The Asrani & Shabana Azmi partnership

From Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980) to Rakhwala (1989). The unfolded closed with Rakhwala in 1989. It started with Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980).

The shape of the work

Asrani acted in every film; Shabana Azmi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

4 films across 1 decade

1980s
Films4
Avg Rating5.2/10
Notable:
  • Ek Hi Bhool(5.6)
  • Yeh Kaisa Insaf?(5.5)
Era:
Asrani: ActiveShabana: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration19801989
Span9 years
Avg Interval~3 years

4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Hindi
4 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

After Rakhwala, Asrani kept going for 89 more films; Shabana Azmi stepped back.

Asrani

Before Yeh Kaisa Insaf?, Asrani had starred in 6 films, including Baton Baton Mein (1979) and Do Ladke Dono Kadke (1979).

After Rakhwala, Asrani went on to appear in 89 more films, including Bhool Bhulaiyaa (2007) and Dhamaal (2007).

Shabana Azmi

Before Yeh Kaisa Insaf?, Shabana Azmi had starred in 3 films, including Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and Jeena Yahan (1979).

After Rakhwala, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 36 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).

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