Ashim Samanta
Cast & Crew Collaborators
Ashim Samanta
4Co-Stars
3Films with Mithun Chakraborty
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Ashim Samanta Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators
Ashim Samanta's collaborators
Ashim Samanta's most frequent co-actor is Mithun Chakraborty — 3 films together.
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 4 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
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Most acclaimed pairing
Ashim Samanta × Mithun Chakraborty
3 films·avg 6.0/10
Longest running
Ashim Samanta × Mithun Chakraborty
26+ years·3 decades
Strongest pairings
Mithun Chakraborty sits well clear of the rest — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 96%.
4Total Cast & Crew
3Most films with Mithun Chakraborty
Top pairings compared
Mithun Chakraborty leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.
| Metric | Mithun Chakraborty | Shakti Kapoor | Mac Mohan | Manik Irani |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 6.0 | 5.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 |
| First | 1982 | 1983 | 1986 | 1986 |
| Latest | 2008 | 2008 | 1989 | 1989 |
| Best film | Aamne Samne | Main Awara Hoon | Palay Khan | Palay Khan |
Top Co-Actors of Ashim Samanta
Multi-decade partnerships
Mithun Chakraborty is the only collaborator who has worked with Ashim Samanta in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.
Collaboration by Decade
1980s
6 films
★ 4.8
Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor, Mac Mohan
1990s
1 film
★ 5.5
Mithun Chakraborty
2000s
2 films
Mithun Chakraborty, Shakti Kapoor
Creative Legacy
Ashim Samanta is a prominent Indian film producer and director, best known for his significant contributions to the mainstream Hindi film industry, particularly in the 1980s and 1990s. He is the son of the legendary filmmaker Shakti Samanta, and he has carried forward his father's legacy of crafting commercially successful and widely loved cinema. Samanta first gained major recognition as the prod…