Cast & Crew Collaborators
Sai Paranjape
Sai Paranjape Cast, Crew & Frequent Collaborators
Sai Paranjape's collaborators
Sai Paranjape's most frequent co-actor is Shabana Azmi — 3 shared credits. Naseeruddin Shah averages 8.1/10 across 2 films with Sai Paranjape — the highest-rated active pairing.
As of July 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 6 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
Shabana Azmi sits well clear of the rest — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 367%.
Top pairings compared
Average ratings spread 2.5 points across the top four — quality varies sharply between these pairings.
| Metric | Shabana Azmi | Raghubir Yadav | Om Puri | Naseeruddin Shah |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 8.1 |
| First | 1980 | 1990 | 1980 | 1980 |
| Latest | 1998 | 1993 | 1990 | 1983 |
| Best film | Sparsh | Papeeha | Sparsh | Sparsh |
Top Co-Actors of Sai Paranjape
Multi-decade partnerships
Shabana Azmi is the only collaborator who has worked with Sai Paranjape in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
3 pairings cluster above 7.5/10 — Naseeruddin Shah, Deepti Naval, and Farooq Sheikh sit at the top of a high bar nothing else in the catalogue reaches.