Hema Malini & Reena Roy Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hema Malini and Reena Roy appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1981 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Andha Kanoon (1983 — 7.0/10). Films span Naseeb (1981) through Hum Dono (1985).
The Hema Malini & Reena Roy partnership
Between 1981 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Hema–Reena film arrived almost every year. From Naseeb (1981) to Hum Dono (1985).
The spanned closed with Hum Dono in 1985. Andha Kanoon is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Hema Malini acted in every film; Reena Roy acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Manmohan Desai's multi-starrer Naseeb (1981), but they barely had a scene together. The real pairing started when producer K.C. Bokadia cast them as leads in Baghavat (1982) — and that film's success made them a go-to jodi for action-dramas.
- In Andha Kanoon (1983), Hema played the calm, righteous lawyer while Reena played the fiery, vengeful sister. Their contrasting energies — Hema's controlled intensity vs Reena's raw aggression — made the courtroom face-off the film's most replayed scene.
- Despite being contemporaries and often competing for the same top-billed roles, they never had a reported rivalry. On the sets of Baghavat, they were known to share the same makeup van and even swap costume jewellery between shots.
- Hum Dono (1985) was supposed to be a lighthearted comedy, but it tanked so badly that neither Hema nor Reena worked together again. That flop effectively ended one of the 80s' most reliable female-led action pairings.
- Reena Roy once said in an interview: 'Hema ji was the Dream Girl, I was the action girl. But when we worked together, we never felt like we were competing — we were just two actresses trying to make the film work.'
5 films across 1 decade
- Andha Kanoon
- Baghavat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Hum Dono, Hema Malini kept going for 39 more films; Reena Roy stepped back. By the time of Naseeb, both already had careers — Hema Malini with 10 films, Reena Roy with 13.
Before Naseeb, Hema Malini had starred in 10 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Meera (1979).
After Hum Dono, Hema Malini went on to appear in 39 more films, including Veer-Zaara (2004) and Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017).
Before Naseeb, Reena Roy had starred in 13 films, including Aasha (1980) and Sau Din Saas Ke (1980).
After Hum Dono, Reena Roy went on to appear in 14 more films, including Smuggler (1996) and Ajay (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Hema Malini & Reena Roy's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Pran is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Pran appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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