Shabana Azmi & Virendra Saini Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shabana Azmi and Virendra Saini appeared together in 2 Hindi films. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sparsh (1980 — 8.1/10). Films span Sparsh (1980) through Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980).
The Shabana Azmi & Virendra Saini partnership
From Sparsh (1980) to Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai (1980). The ran closed with Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai in 1980. Sparsh is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Sparsh (1980).
The shape of the work
Shabana Azmi acted in every film; Virendra Saini directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Sparsh
- Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 0 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai, Shabana Azmi kept going for 75 more films; Virendra Saini stepped back.
Before Sparsh, Shabana Azmi had starred in 3 films, including Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and Jeena Yahan (1979).
After Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 75 more films, including Arth (1982) and Mandi (1983).
Sparsh was Virendra Saini's acting debut.
After Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyoon Aata Hai, Virendra Saini went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa (1993) and Choo Lenge Akash (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shabana Azmi & Virendra Saini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Naseeruddin Shah is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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