Jaya Bachchan & Sanjeev Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jaya Bachchan and Sanjeev Kumar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1979 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nauker (1979 — 6.7/10). Films span Nauker (1979) through Silsila (1981).
The Jaya Bachchan & Sanjeev Kumar partnership
From Nauker (1979) to Silsila (1981). The ran closed with Silsila in 1981. It started with Nauker (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Nauker; the 1980s to Silsila. Jaya Bachchan acted in every film; Sanjeev Kumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
- Nauker
- Silsila
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Silsila, Sanjeev Kumar kept going for 29 more films; Jaya Bachchan stepped back.
Nauker was Jaya Bachchan's acting debut.
After Silsila, Jaya Bachchan went on to appear in 13 more films, including Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023).
Before Nauker, Sanjeev Kumar had starred in 1 film, including Uyarndhavargal (1977).
After Silsila, Sanjeev Kumar went on to appear in 29 more films, including Angoor (1982) and Namkeen (1982).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jaya Bachchan & Sanjeev Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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