Rekha & Amjad Khan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-19 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rekha and Amjad Khan appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1979 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mr. Natwarlal (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span Mr. Natwarlal (1979) through Maati Maangey Khoon (1984).
The Rekha & Amjad Khan partnership
Between 1979 and 1984, they barely worked apart — 7 films in 5 years. 1979 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. For 5 years, a Rekha–Amjad film arrived almost every year.
From Mr. Natwarlal (1979) to Maati Maangey Khoon (1984). The played out closed with Maati Maangey Khoon in 1984.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Mr. Natwarlal; the 1980s to Utsav. Rekha 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 Mr. Natwarlal (1979), but the pairing almost didn't happen. Rekha was initially hesitant to play a dancer opposite Amjad Khan's villain — she only signed after the director promised her a solo song sequence that became the hit 'Mere Dil Mein Hai.'
- In Do Shikaari (1979), Amjad Khan deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery during their confrontation scenes. He told Rekha on set that her eyes did the talking — so he gave her space to react, letting her micro-expressions carry the tension instead of his usual booming voice.
- Their pairing in Ram Balram (1980) directly inspired the villain-heroine dynamic in the 1990s hit Baazigar. Director Abbas-Mustan have cited the scene where Amjad Khan's character corners Rekha in a dark room as the blueprint for Shah Rukh Khan's menacing charm with Kajol.
- During the shoot of Utsav (1984), Amjad Khan would bring homemade kebabs from his Bandra house to Rekha's vanity van every single day. She later said it was the only time she didn't diet on a film set — because he'd get genuinely hurt if she refused.
- Rekha once told a film magazine: 'Amjad was the only co-star who could make me laugh between takes and then scare me the moment the camera rolled. He switched like a light bulb.'
7 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Mr. Natwarlal
- Suhaag
- Utsav
- Ram Balram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 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
After Maati Maangey Khoon, Rekha kept going for 85 more films; Amjad Khan stepped back.
Mr. Natwarlal was Rekha's acting debut.
After Maati Maangey Khoon, Rekha went on to appear in 85 more films, including Kadalora Kavithaigal (1986) and Koi... Mil Gaya (2003).
Mr. Natwarlal was Amjad Khan's acting debut.
After Maati Maangey Khoon, Amjad Khan went on to appear in 36 more films, including Love (1991) and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rekha & Amjad Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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