Santosh Sivan & Amrish Puri Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Santosh Sivan and Amrish Puri appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1984 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mashaal (1984 — 7.4/10). Films span Mashaal (1984) through Gardish (1993).
The Santosh Sivan & Amrish Puri partnership
From Mashaal (1984) to Gardish (1993). The played out closed with Gardish in 1993. Mashaal is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Mashaal (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mashaal; the 1990s to Gardish. Never on the same side of the camera — Santosh Sivan director of photography, Amrish Puri actor, across all 3 films.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 1 film together, anchored by Mashaal (7.4/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Mashaal
- Gardish
- Thalapathi
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Gardish, Amrish Puri kept going for 61 more films; Santosh Sivan stepped back.
Mashaal was Santosh Sivan's acting debut.
After Gardish, Santosh Sivan went on to appear in 31 more films, including Thuppakki (2012) and Thuppakki (2012).
Before Mashaal, Amrish Puri had starred in 22 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Gardish, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 61 more films, including Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995) and Taal (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Santosh Sivan & Amrish Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Annu Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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