Shakti Samanta & Madan Puri Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Samanta and Madan Puri appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1979 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Great Gambler (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span The Great Gambler (1979) through Awaaz (1984).
The Shakti Samanta & Madan Puri partnership
Between 1979 and 1984, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. From The Great Gambler (1979) to Awaaz (1984). The unfolded closed with Awaaz in 1984.
It started with The Great Gambler (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to The Great Gambler; the 1980s to Khwab. Shakti Samanta directed every film; Madan Puri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- The Great Gambler
- Khwab
- Ayaash
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Shakti Samanta's screen credits are with Madan Puri.
The Great Gambler was Shakti Samanta's directorial debut.
After Awaaz, Shakti Samanta went on to direct 4 more films, including Dushman (1990) and Geetanjali (1993).
The Great Gambler was Madan Puri's acting debut.
After Awaaz, Madan Puri went on to appear in 6 more films, including Babu (1985) and Bepanaah (1985).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Samanta & Madan Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sujit Kumar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Sujit Kumar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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