Kader Khan & Sunil Dutt Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kader Khan and Sunil Dutt appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1980 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Inquilaab (1984 — 5.8/10). Films span Ganga Aur Suraj (1980) through Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987).
The Kader Khan & Sunil Dutt partnership
From Ganga Aur Suraj (1980) to Watan Ke Rakhwale (1987). The unfolded closed with Watan Ke Rakhwale in 1987. It started with Ganga Aur Suraj (1980).
The shape of the work
Kader Khan acted in every film; Sunil Dutt acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Inquilaab
- Ganga Aur Suraj
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Watan Ke Rakhwale, Kader Khan kept going for 132 more films; Sunil Dutt stepped back.
Before Ganga Aur Suraj, Kader Khan had starred in 2 films, including Mr. Natwarlal (1979) and Suhaag (1979).
After Watan Ke Rakhwale, Kader Khan went on to appear in 132 more films, including Saajan (1991) and Sooryavansham (1999).
Before Ganga Aur Suraj, Sunil Dutt had starred in 3 films, including Ahimsa (1979) and Jaani Dushman (1979).
After Watan Ke Rakhwale, Sunil Dutt went on to appear in 10 more films, including Parampara (1992) and Kshatriya (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kader Khan & Sunil Dutt's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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