Amjad Khan & Manmohan Desai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amjad Khan and Manmohan Desai appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naseeb (1981 — 6.6/10). Films span Suhaag (1979) through Desh Premee (1982).
The Amjad Khan & Manmohan Desai partnership
From Suhaag (1979) to Desh Premee (1982). The played out closed with Desh Premee in 1982. It started with Suhaag (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Suhaag; the 1980s to Naseeb. Amjad Khan acted in every film; Manmohan Desai directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.
- Suhaag
- Naseeb
- Desh Premee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
43% of Manmohan Desai's screen credits are with Amjad Khan. After Desh Premee, Amjad Khan kept going for 49 more films; Manmohan Desai stepped back.
Suhaag was Amjad Khan's acting debut.
After Desh Premee, Amjad Khan went on to appear in 49 more films, including Mohan Joshi Hazir Ho! (1984) and Mahaan (1983).
Suhaag was Manmohan Desai's directorial debut.
After Desh Premee, Manmohan Desai went on to direct 4 more films, including Coolie (1983) and Anmol (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amjad Khan & Manmohan Desai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Amitabh Bachchan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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