Aruna Irani & Shashi Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aruna Irani and Shashi Kapoor appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1979 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gautam Govinda (1979 — 6.5/10). Films span Gautam Govinda (1979) through Sindoor (1987).
The Aruna Irani & Shashi Kapoor partnership
Between 1979 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 8 years. From Gautam Govinda (1979) to Sindoor (1987). The spanned closed with Sindoor in 1987.
It started with Gautam Govinda (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Gautam Govinda; the 1980s to Kali Ghata. Aruna Irani acted in every film; Shashi Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Gautam Govinda
- Kali Ghata
- Ghar Ek Mandir
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sindoor, Aruna Irani kept going for 91 more films; Shashi Kapoor stepped back.
Gautam Govinda was Aruna Irani's acting debut.
After Sindoor, Aruna Irani went on to appear in 91 more films, including Kahani Rubberband Ki (2022) and Kesari Veer (2025).
Gautam Govinda was Shashi Kapoor's acting debut.
After Sindoor, Shashi Kapoor went on to appear in 12 more films, including Ajooba (1991) and Meri Zabaan (1989).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aruna Irani & Shashi Kapoor'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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