Aruna Irani & Nirupa Roy Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Aruna Irani and Nirupa Roy appeared together in 10 Hindi films between 1979 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gautam Govinda (1979 — 6.5/10). Films span Gautam Govinda (1979) through Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana (1992).
The Aruna Irani & Nirupa Roy partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Gautam Govinda (1979) to Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana (1992). For 13 years, a Aruna–Nirupa film arrived almost every year.
The spanned closed with Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana in 1992. It started with Gautam Govinda (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 70% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Gautam Govinda; the 1990s to Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana. Aruna Irani acted in every film; Nirupa Roy acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Mawaali (1983), but neither was the original choice. The producer wanted a younger pair for the mother-son dynamic. Aruna Irani personally requested the role of Nirupa Roy's daughter-in-law, and Nirupa backed her.
- In Pavitra Ganga (1984), Nirupa Roy played the suffering mother while Aruna Irani played the fiery daughter-in-law. Aruna later said Nirupa would deliberately hold back her own tears during their scenes so Aruna's anger would pop more on screen.
- On the sets of Pyar Ka Mandir (1988), Aruna Irani would bring homemade Gujarati snacks for Nirupa Roy every single day. Nirupa, a strict vegetarian, once joked that Aruna was the only co-star who didn't make her eat 'hotel ka khana'.
- "She never treated me like a junior artiste. Even when I was just starting out, she'd ask for my opinion on a scene. That's rare in this industry." — Aruna Irani on Nirupa Roy, in a 1995 interview with Stardust.
- Their pairing in Aurat Teri Yehi Kahani (1988) was so emotionally heavy that the director, K. Bapaiah, cast them again in a TV serial the same year — one of the earliest Hindi TV soaps to feature two actresses as the emotional core, not just male leads.
10 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
- Gautam Govinda
- Kartavya
- Mawaali
- Pyar Ka Mandir
- Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
91% of Nirupa Roy's screen credits are with Aruna Irani. After Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana, Aruna Irani kept going for 52 more films; Nirupa Roy stepped back.
Gautam Govinda was Aruna Irani's acting debut.
After Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana, Aruna Irani went on to appear in 52 more films, including Kahani Rubberband Ki (2022) and Kesari Veer (2025).
Gautam Govinda was Nirupa Roy's acting debut.
After Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana, Nirupa Roy went on to appear in 1 more film, including Lal Baadshah (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Aruna Irani & Nirupa Roy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 5 of their 10 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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