Hema Malini & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Hema Malini and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together in 12 Hindi films between 1979 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veer-Zaara (2004 — 7.8/10). Films span Cinema Cinema (1979) through Aarakshan (2011).
The Hema Malini & Amitabh Bachchan partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for Baghban (2003). They didn't share a set between 1983 and 2003. They saved their best for last — Veer-Zaara (7.8/10) came 25 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. From Cinema Cinema (1979) to Aarakshan (2011).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Cinema Cinema; the 2010s to Aarakshan. Hema Malini acted in every film; Amitabh Bachchan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Cinema Cinema (1979), was a meta-movie about filmmaking. Amitabh played a director, Hema played an actress — basically they were playing versions of their own public personas before they'd even done a proper love story together.
- In Satte Pe Satta (1982), Hema played the only woman who could tame seven violent brothers. Amitabh played all seven brothers. So on set, she was literally acting opposite him seven times over — same actor, seven different performances, and she had to react differently to each one.
- Hema and Amitabh were never romantically linked off-screen, but they had a running joke: every time they shot a fight scene together (like in Andha Kanoon, 1983), she'd tease him that she could actually take him in a real fight because she was a trained dancer with better reflexes.
- Their pairing in Naseeb (1981) directly inspired the 'multi-starrer' trend of the 80s. The film had 15+ stars, but the Hema-Amitabh track was the emotional spine. After Naseeb, every producer wanted to copy that formula — throw every star in one film, but keep the two of them as the anchor.
- Amitabh once said about Hema: 'She is the only co-star who could make me forget my lines. I'd be mid-dialogue, and she'd do that smile, and I'd just stop and laugh.' He said this in a 2004 interview promoting Veer-Zaara.
- After a 20-year gap, they reunited for Baghban (2003). On the first day of shoot, Hema walked in and Amitabh was already in his old-man makeup. She later said she almost cried — not because of the makeup, but because he greeted her with the exact same hand gesture he used in Satte Pe Satta, 21 years earlier.
12 films across 4 decades
The 1970s brought 1 film together, anchored by Cinema Cinema (7.5/10).
The 1980s brought 6 films together, anchored by Andha Kanoon (7.0/10).
The 2000s brought 3 films together, anchored by Veer-Zaara (7.8/10).
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
- Cinema Cinema
- Andha Kanoon
- Satte Pe Satta
- Veer-Zaara
- Baghban
- Aarakshan
- Bbuddah... Hoga Terra Baap
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 32 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
75% of Hema Malini's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. After Aarakshan, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 40 more films; Hema Malini stepped back.
Cinema Cinema was Hema Malini's acting debut.
After Aarakshan, Hema Malini went on to appear in 4 more films, including Gautamiputra Satakarni (2017) and Ek Thi Rani Aisi Bhi (2018).
Cinema Cinema was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Aarakshan, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 40 more films, including Pink (2016) and English Vinglish (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Hema Malini & Amitabh Bachchan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amjad Khan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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