Aruna Irani & Neelam Kothari Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aruna Irani and Neelam Kothari appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1987 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ek Tha Raja (1996 — 5.0/10). Films span Sindoor (1987) through Ek Tha Raja (1996).
The Aruna Irani & Neelam Kothari partnership
They saved their best for last — Ek Tha Raja (5.0/10) came 9 years in. From Sindoor (1987) to Ek Tha Raja (1996). The ran closed with Ek Tha Raja in 1996.
It started with Sindoor (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mitti Aur Sona; the 1990s to Ek Tha Raja. Aruna Irani acted in every film; Neelam Kothari acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
- Mitti Aur Sona
- Waqt Ki Awaz
- Ek Tha Raja
- Doodh Ka Karz
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
55% of Neelam Kothari's screen credits are with Aruna Irani. When they first worked together, Aruna Irani had 58 films behind them; Neelam Kothari had 3. After Ek Tha Raja, Aruna Irani kept going for 26 more films; Neelam Kothari stepped back.
Before Sindoor, Aruna Irani had starred in 58 films, including Angoor (1982) and Sargam (1979).
After Ek Tha Raja, Aruna Irani went on to appear in 26 more films, including Kahani Rubberband Ki (2022) and Kesari Veer (2025).
Before Sindoor, Neelam Kothari had starred in 3 films, including Love 86 (1986) and Ilzaam (1986).
After Ek Tha Raja, Neelam Kothari went on to appear in 2 more films, including Deewangee (2002) and Kasam (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aruna Irani & Neelam Kothari's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gulshan Grover is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Gulshan Grover appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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