Jeetendra & Vijay Arora Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jeetendra and Vijay Arora appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1983 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Nishaan (1983 — 5.5/10). Films span Nishaan (1983) through Geetanjali (1993).
The Jeetendra & Vijay Arora partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Geetanjali (1993). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 1993. From Nishaan (1983) to Geetanjali (1993).
The played out closed with Geetanjali in 1993. It started with Nishaan (1983).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Nishaan; the 1990s to Geetanjali. Jeetendra acted in every film; Vijay Arora acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jeetendra personally recommended Vijay Arora for the lead role in Nishaan (1983) after the director struggled to find a co-star who could match his energy. Arora got the part on Jeetendra's word alone.
- In Balidaan (1985), Jeetendra deliberately slowed down his usual fast-paced dialogue delivery so Vijay Arora's more measured style wouldn't look awkward. Arora later said that gesture made him feel like an equal on set.
- During the shoot of Geetanjali (1993), Jeetendra and Vijay Arora shared a hotel room for three weeks because the production budget was so tight. They reportedly spent nights rewriting their own scenes together.
- The fight choreography they developed together for Nishaan (1983) was later copied almost beat-for-beat in a 1987 B-grade action film starring Mithun Chakraborty — the director of that film admitted he'd watched Nishaan's climax 20 times.
- Vijay Arora once told a trade magazine: 'Jeetendra didn't treat me like a supporting actor. He treated me like a co-star. That's rare in this industry.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Nishaan
- Balidaan
- Geetanjali
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Geetanjali, Jeetendra kept going for 17 more films; Vijay Arora stepped back.
Before Nishaan, Jeetendra had starred in 36 films, including Judaai (1980) and The Burning Train (1980).
After Geetanjali, Jeetendra went on to appear in 17 more films, including Main Tera Hero (2014) and Lav Kush (1997).
Before Nishaan, Vijay Arora had starred in 8 films, including Jiyo To Aise Jiyo (1981) and Gautam Govinda (1979).
Collaboration Journey
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