Shabana Azmi & Madhu Malini Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shabana Azmi and Madhu Malini appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1980 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Avtaar (1983 — 6.8/10). Films span Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980) through Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983).
The Shabana Azmi & Madhu Malini partnership
From Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980) to Sweekar Kiya Maine (1983). The played out closed with Sweekar Kiya Maine in 1983. It started with Yeh Kaisa Insaf? (1980).
The shape of the work
Shabana Azmi acted in every film; Madhu Malini acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Avtaar
- Yeh Kaisa Insaf?
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Madhu Malini's screen credits are with Shabana Azmi. After Sweekar Kiya Maine, Shabana Azmi kept going for 59 more films; Madhu Malini stepped back.
Before Yeh Kaisa Insaf?, Shabana Azmi had starred in 3 films, including Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979) and Jeena Yahan (1979).
After Sweekar Kiya Maine, Shabana Azmi went on to appear in 59 more films, including Neerja (2016) and Ghoomer (2023).
Before Yeh Kaisa Insaf?, Madhu Malini had starred in 1 film, including Thaayillamal Naan Illai (1979).
After Sweekar Kiya Maine, Madhu Malini went on to appear in 5 more films, including Zindagani (1986) and Pyaar Jhukta Nahin (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shabana Azmi & Madhu Malini's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madan Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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