Raakhee & Amjad Khan Movies Together List — 6 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s account for 67% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Hamare Tumhare; the 1990s to Rudaali. Raakhee acted in every film; Amjad Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in 'Hamare Tumhare' (1979), but the film that really paired them as leads was 'Laawaris' (1981). Director Prakash Mehra cast them together because he wanted a raw, earthy tension between a rich brat and a street-smart woman — and both delivered exactly that.
• In 'Barsaat Ki Ek Raat' (1981), Amjad Khan played a menacing villain while Raakhee played a woman caught in his web. What made their scenes crackle was that Amjad would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery, forcing Raakhee to match his pace — creating a coiled, dangerous silence between them that no other co-star could replicate.
• Despite playing intense, often adversarial roles, Raakhee and Amjad Khan were reportedly warm off-screen. On the sets of 'Dhuaan' (1981), Amjad would often crack jokes between takes to lighten the mood, and Raakhee later recalled that he was the only co-star who made her laugh before a crying scene.
• Their pairing in 'Laawaris' (1981) directly led to the iconic song 'Mere Angne Mein' — a massive hit that still plays at weddings. The song's playful, combative energy between Raakhee and Amjad (as the rich aunt and the street-smart hero's mother) became a template for many 'rich vs poor' family dramas in the 80s.
• Raakhee once said in an interview: 'Amjad was the only villain who could make me feel safe. When he played the bad guy, I knew I was in good hands.' She said this while promoting 'Rudaali' (1993), their last film together.
• After 'Santosh' (1989) flopped, both actors took a break from working together. They reunited only once more, for 'Rudaali' (1993), where Amjad played a small but pivotal role. By then, his health was declining, and Raakhee reportedly insisted on having him in the film despite the director's initial hesitation.