Jackie Shroff & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jackie Shroff and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1991 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Eklavya: The Royal Guard (2007 — 6.2/10). Films span Akayla (1991) through Thugs Of Hindostan (2018).
The Jackie Shroff & Amitabh Bachchan partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Agni Varsha (2002). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2002. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Akayla (1991) to Thugs Of Hindostan (2018). It started with Akayla (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Akayla; the 2010s to Teen Patti. Jackie Shroff acted in every film; Amitabh Bachchan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Jackie Shroff was cast in 'Akayla' (1991) because Amitabh Bachchan personally recommended him to director Ramesh Sippy. Bachchan had seen Jackie's work in 'Parinda' and told Sippy, 'He's the only one who can match my energy in a fight scene.'
- In 'Eklavya: The Royal Guard' (2007), Bachchan played the stoic, silent guardian while Jackie played the loud, emotional father. Jackie later said that Bachchan deliberately underplayed every scene so Jackie's outbursts would hit harder — a trick Bachchan learned from watching him rehearse.
- On the sets of 'Sarkar 3' (2017), Jackie Shroff would bring homemade Gujarati snacks for Amitabh Bachchan every single day. Bachchan, who is famously strict about his diet, would break his rules only for Jackie's 'dhokla' and 'khandvi'.
- Jackie Shroff once said about Bachchan: 'He doesn't act with you. He acts at you. So I had to learn to act back at him. That's why our scenes together look like a tennis match — we keep hitting the ball back.'
- The only film from their seven collaborations that became a commercial hit was 'Thugs Of Hindostan' (2018). But the real ripple: Jackie's son Tiger Shroff got his first Bollywood break because Amitabh Bachchan saw Jackie's energy in 'Boom' (2003) and told a producer, 'His son will be a star.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
- Akayla
- Eklavya: The Royal Guard
- Agni Varsha
- Teen Patti
- Sarkar 3
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Akayla, both already had careers — Jackie Shroff with 35 films, Amitabh Bachchan with 48.
Before Akayla, Jackie Shroff had starred in 35 films, including Hero (1983) and Baap Numbri Beta Dus Numbri (1990).
After Thugs Of Hindostan, Jackie Shroff went on to appear in 29 more films, including Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) (2026) and Jailer (2023).
Before Akayla, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 48 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Shakti (1982).
After Thugs Of Hindostan, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 21 more films, including Badla (2019) and Goodbye (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jackie Shroff & Amitabh Bachchan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Jackie Shroff & Amitabh Bachchan's films together
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