Kiran Vairale Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Kiran Vairale's collaborators
Kiran Vairale's most frequent co-actor is Shammi Kapoor — 3 pairings.
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.
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Most acclaimed pairing
Kiran Vairale × Shabana Azmi
3 films·avg 7.7/10
Longest running
Kiran Vairale × Shammi Kapoor
4+ years·2 decades
Strongest pairings
None of the top-five pairings have produced a film in the last five years — the strongest collaborations sit in the past.
6Total Co-Stars & Directors
3Most films with Shammi Kapoor
Top pairings compared
Shammi Kapoor leads on film count, Shabana Azmi on average rating, Rishi Kapoor on recency — the four pull ahead on different metrics.
| Metric | Shammi Kapoor | Shabana Azmi | Rishi Kapoor | Rakesh Bedi |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Avg rating | 6.7 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 6.3 |
| First | 1979 | 1980 | 1982 | 1979 |
| Latest | 1983 | 1982 | 1985 | 1983 |
| Best film | Prem Rog | Arth | Prem Rog | Ahsaas |
Top Co-Actors of Kiran Vairale
Multi-decade partnerships
Shammi Kapoor is the only collaborator who has worked with Kiran Vairale in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
Top-rated pairings with two or more films together.
Collaboration by Decade
1970s
2 films
★ 6.8
Shammi Kapoor, Rakesh Bedi
1980s
12 films
★ 6.9
Shammi Kapoor, Shabana Azmi, Gulshan Grover
Creative Legacy
Kiran Vairale's contribution to Indian cinema is defined by her brief but impactful presence in two significant parallel cinema films of the early 1980s. Her career trajectory, though not extensively documented, is anchored by her roles in Hrishikesh Mukherjee's 'Naram Garam' (1981) and Gulzar's 'Namkeen' (1982). In 'Naram Garam', a social comedy, she played Sumi, a character integral to the film'…