Kader Khan & Sanjeev Kumar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kader Khan and Sanjeev Kumar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1980 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Abdullah (1980 — 6.5/10). Films span Abdullah (1980) through Bad Aur Badnaam (1984).
The Kader Khan & Sanjeev Kumar partnership
From Abdullah (1980) to Bad Aur Badnaam (1984). The ran closed with Bad Aur Badnaam in 1984. It started with Abdullah (1980).
The shape of the work
Kader Khan acted in every film; Sanjeev Kumar acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Abdullah
- Bad Aur Badnaam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Bad Aur Badnaam, Kader Khan kept going for 164 more films; Sanjeev Kumar stepped back.
Before Abdullah, Kader Khan had starred in 2 films, including Mr. Natwarlal (1979) and Suhaag (1979).
After Bad Aur Badnaam, Kader Khan went on to appear in 164 more films, including Saajan (1991) and Sooryavansham (1999).
Before Abdullah, Sanjeev Kumar had starred in 8 films, including Uyarndhavargal (1977) and Griha Pravesh (1979).
After Bad Aur Badnaam, Sanjeev Kumar went on to appear in 12 more films, including Qatl (1986) and Zabardast (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kader Khan & Sanjeev Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Parveen Babi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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