Rajesh Khanna & Sridevi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh Khanna and Sridevi appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1984 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naya Kadam (1984 — 5.8/10). Films span Naya Kadam (1984) through Nazrana (1987).
The Rajesh Khanna & Sridevi partnership
From Naya Kadam (1984) to Nazrana (1987). The played out closed with Nazrana in 1987. It started with Naya Kadam (1984).
The shape of the work
Rajesh Khanna acted in every film; Sridevi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajesh Khanna personally requested Sridevi for 'Naya Kadam' (1984) after seeing her Tamil hit 'Moondram Pirai'. He told the producer she was the only one who could match his intensity in the emotional climax.
- On the sets of 'Masterji' (1985), Sridevi would finish her lines in one take, then silently mouth Rajesh Khanna's dialogues along with him — a habit that unnerved him at first, then made him raise his own game.
- During 'Nazrana' (1987), Sridevi taught Rajesh Khanna how to do a perfect South Indian head bobble for a comedy scene. He kept messing it up, and she laughed so hard the director had to cut.
- Rajesh Khanna once said in a 1988 interview: 'Sridevi didn't need a hero. She needed a co-star who could keep up. I barely did.'
- Their pairing in 'Naya Kadam' directly inspired producer K.C. Bokadia to cast them again in 'Masterji' — he wanted to recreate the 'angry young man meets fiery woman' dynamic that worked in the first film.
- In 'Nazrana' (1987), Sridevi improvised a slap scene — she actually connected with Rajesh Khanna's cheek. He stayed in character, didn't flinch, and whispered 'again' to the director. They reshot it three times.
3 films across 1 decade
- Naya Kadam
- Masterji
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Nazrana, Sridevi kept going for 37 more films; Rajesh Khanna stepped back. By the time of Naya Kadam, both already had careers — Rajesh Khanna with 24 films, Sridevi with 48.
Before Naya Kadam, Rajesh Khanna had starred in 24 films, including Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) and Avtaar (1983).
After Nazrana, Rajesh Khanna went on to appear in 19 more films, including Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) and Begunaah (1991).
Before Naya Kadam, Sridevi had starred in 48 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Nazrana, Sridevi went on to appear in 37 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh Khanna & Sridevi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Om Shivpuri is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Om Shivpuri appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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