Hema Malini & Iftekhar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hema Malini and Iftekhar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1980 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Burning Train (1980 — 6.6/10). Films span The Burning Train (1980) through Phaansi Ke Baad (1985).
The Hema Malini & Iftekhar partnership
From The Burning Train (1980) to Phaansi Ke Baad (1985). The played out closed with Phaansi Ke Baad in 1985. It started with The Burning Train (1980).
The shape of the work
Hema Malini acted in every film; Iftekhar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- The Burning Train
- Yudh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Phaansi Ke Baad, Hema Malini kept going for 39 more films; Iftekhar stepped back.
Before The Burning Train, Hema Malini had starred in 7 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Meera (1979).
After Phaansi Ke Baad, Hema Malini went on to appear in 39 more films, including Veer-Zaara (2004) and Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017).
Before The Burning Train, Iftekhar had starred in 4 films, including Noorie (1979) and Mr. Natwarlal (1979).
After Phaansi Ke Baad, Iftekhar went on to appear in 8 more films, including Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga (1988) and Insaniyat Ke Dushman (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Hema Malini & Iftekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Danny Denzongpa is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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