What is the best P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan film?

Paa (2009) is their highest-rated film together at 6.8/10.

Where did the P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan collaboration start?

Their first film together was Cheeni Kum in 2007.

How many films have P. C. Sreeram and Amitabh Bachchan made together?

3 films across 8 years (2007–2015).

Who else worked on most P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan films?

Paresh Rawal — cast on 2 of their 3 films.

When did P. C. Sreeram and Amitabh Bachchan last work together?

Shamitabh (2015) is their most recent film together.

Were P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan at similar career stages when they started?

Amitabh Bachchan had 98 films behind them at the time of Cheeni Kum; P. C. Sreeram had 16.

Where can I stream Paa?

Paa is on Google Play Movies, Netflix. Regional availability may differ.

Are P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan's films streaming?

Available on Netflix, Prime Video, ZEE5, Google Play Movies, and others. Availability varies by region.

Did P. C. Sreeram and Amitabh Bachchan ever work outside Hindi cinema?

All 3 of their films together are in Hindi.

Did P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan ever appear on screen together?

No — across all 3 films, P. C. Sreeram director of photography while Amitabh Bachchan actor.

3 Films Together

Director of Photography

P. C. Sreeram

Actor

Amitabh Bachchan

3 films·2007–2015·Top Music Composer: Ilayaraja (1 films)·Top co-star: Paresh Rawal (2 films)

P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 3 Films

Complete Movies List & Collaboration History

Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB

P. C. Sreeram and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2007 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Paa (2009 — 6.8/10). Films span Cheeni Kum (2007) through Shamitabh (2015).

Films Together

6.6

Average Rating

2007 - 2015

Career Span

Hindi

Primary Language

Credibility

Career Phase

Active×Active

The P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan partnership

From Cheeni Kum (2007) to Shamitabh (2015). It started with Cheeni Kum (2007).

The shape of the work

The 2000s belonged to Paa; the 2010s to Shamitabh. Never on the same side of the camera — P. C. Sreeram director of photography, Amitabh Bachchan actor, across all 3 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

3 films across 2 decades

The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.5/10.

The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.6/10.

2000s

Films2

Avg Rating6.5/10

Notable:

Paa(6.8)
Cheeni Kum(6.3)

Era:

P.: ActiveAmitabh: Active

2010s

Films1

Avg Rating6.6/10

Notable:

Shamitabh(6.6)

Era:

P.: ActiveAmitabh: Active

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Duration2007–2015

Span8 years

Avg Interval~4 years

3 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.

Language Distribution

Hindi

3 films (100%)

Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.

Where each was in their career

When they first worked together, P. C. Sreeram had 16 films behind them; Amitabh Bachchan had 98. After Shamitabh, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 32 more films; P. C. Sreeram stepped back.

P. C. Sreeram

Before Cheeni Kum, P. C. Sreeram had starred in 16 films, including Mugam (1999) and Kanda Naal Mudhal (2005).

After Shamitabh, P. C. Sreeram went on to appear in 4 more films, including Gang Leader (2019) and Rang De (2021).

Amitabh Bachchan

Before Cheeni Kum, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 98 films, including Black (2005) and Gol Maal (1979).

After Shamitabh, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 32 more films, including Pink (2016) and Padman (2018).

Decade

Cheeni Kum

2007Hindi

P. C. Sreeram · Director of PhotographyAmitabh Bachchan · Actor

Streaming onNetflixPrime VideoZEE5

P. C. Sreeram · Director of PhotographyAmitabh Bachchan · Actor

Streaming onGoogle Play MoviesNetflix

P. C. Sreeram · CinematographerAmitabh Bachchan · Actor

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★ 6.6

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Collaboration Journey

A chronological view of P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan's professional partnership

2007

★6.3

Cheeni Kum

Hindi

P. C. Sreeram: Director of PhotographyAmitabh Bachchan: Actor

Streaming onNetflixPrime VideoZEE5

2009

★6.8

Paa

Hindi

P. C. Sreeram: Director of PhotographyAmitabh Bachchan: Actor

Streaming onGoogle Play MoviesNetflix

2015

★6.6

Shamitabh

Hindi

P. C. Sreeram: CinematographerAmitabh Bachchan: Actor

Streaming onAirtel Xstream PlayEros NowPrime VideoYouTube

Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films

Paresh Rawal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.

Paresh RawalCast

Swini KharaCast

AbhinayaCast

Abhishek BachchanCast

Rukmini VijayakumarCast

Satyajit SharmaCast

TabuCast

Vandita ShrivastavaCast

Vidya BalanCast

Zohra SehgalCast

IlayarajaMusic

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P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 3 Films

The P. C. Sreeram & Amitabh Bachchan partnership

The shape of the work

3 films across 2 decades

The partnership in numbers

Partnership Pattern

Language Distribution

Where each was in their career

Collaboration Journey

Cheeni Kum

Paa

Shamitabh

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