Hema Malini & Kader Khan Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hema Malini and Kader Khan appeared together in 11 Hindi films between 1980 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Do Aur Do Paanch (1980 — 6.6/10). Films span Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) through Aathank (1996).
The Hema Malini & Kader Khan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Aathank (1996). 1982 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. They didn't share a set between 1988 and 1996.
From Do Aur Do Paanch (1980) to Aathank (1996). For 16 years, a Hema–Kader film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 91% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Do Aur Do Paanch; the 1990s to Aathank. Hema Malini acted in every film; Kader Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Do Aur Do Paanch' (1980), a comedy where Hema played the love interest of both Amitabh Bachchan and Shashi Kapoor. Kader Khan wrote the film's dialogue, so he essentially wrote his own scenes with her.
- In 'Naseeb' (1981), Kader played a scheming villain opposite Hema's glamorous cabaret dancer. Their scenes crackled because he wrote his own lines in real time on set, and she matched his rapid-fire delivery beat for beat — a rare thing for a heroine against a seasoned writer-actor.
- Kader Khan once said in an interview that Hema Malini was the only leading lady who never complained about his habit of rewriting dialogues on the spot. She'd just nod and say, 'Bolo, main kar loongi.'
- Their 1985 film 'Ramkali' was a horror-mythological hybrid that bombed so hard it effectively ended both their runs in that genre. Neither of them did another full-on horror film for over a decade after that.
- Kader Khan once joked about 'Aathank' (1996): 'Hema ji ke saath kaam karna aasan tha — woh dialogue yaad rakhti thi. Main toh apne hi likhe dialogue bhool jaata tha.'
11 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 10 films, averaging 5.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.5/10.
- Do Aur Do Paanch
- Naseeb
- Aathank
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Hema Malini's screen credits are with Kader Khan. After Aathank, Kader Khan kept going for 51 more films; Hema Malini stepped back.
Before Do Aur Do Paanch, Hema Malini had starred in 7 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Meera (1979).
After Aathank, Hema Malini went on to appear in 16 more films, including Veer-Zaara (2004) and Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017).
Before Do Aur Do Paanch, Kader Khan had starred in 2 films, including Mr. Natwarlal (1979) and Suhaag (1979).
After Aathank, Kader Khan went on to appear in 51 more films, including Sooryavansham (1999) and Jaanwar (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Hema Malini & Kader Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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