Shabana Azmi & Mohan Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shabana Azmi and Mohan Kumar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1983 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Avtaar (1983 — 6.8/10). Films span Avtaar (1983) through Amba (1990).
The Shabana Azmi & Mohan Kumar partnership
From Avtaar (1983) to Amba (1990). The ran closed with Amba in 1990. It started with Avtaar (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Avtaar; the 1990s to Amba. Shabana Azmi acted in every film; Mohan Kumar directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.
- Avtaar
- Amba
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Amba, Shabana Azmi kept going for 33 more films; Mohan Kumar stepped back.
Before Avtaar, Shabana Azmi had starred in 21 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Arth (1982).
After Amba, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 33 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Avtaar was Mohan Kumar's directorial debut.
After Amba, Mohan Kumar went on to direct 2 more films, including Acharam (2015) and Do Hanso Ka Joda (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shabana Azmi & Mohan Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
A. K. Hangal is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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