Ashok Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Ashok Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1982 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shakti (1982 — 7.6/10). Films span Shakti (1982) through Mahaan (1983).
The Ashok Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan partnership
From Shakti (1982) to Mahaan (1983). The ran closed with Mahaan in 1983. Shakti is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Shakti (1982).
The shape of the work
Ashok Kumar acted in every film; Amitabh Bachchan acted in all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Shakti
- Mahaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mahaan, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 128 more films; Ashok Kumar stepped back. By the time of Shakti, both already had careers — Ashok Kumar with 11 films, Amitabh Bachchan with 18.
Before Shakti, Ashok Kumar had starred in 11 films, including Khubsoorat (1980) and Judaai (1980).
After Mahaan, Ashok Kumar went on to appear in 39 more films, including Begunaah (1991) and 118 (2019).
Before Shakti, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 18 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Cinema Cinema (1979).
After Mahaan, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 128 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Ashok Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amjad Khan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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