Kamal Haasan & Hema Malini Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Raaj Tilak; the 2000s to Hey Ram. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Tamil.

Partnership facts

• Kamal Haasan personally requested Hema Malini to play his wife in 'Ek Nai Paheli' (1984). She said yes because she was curious to work with the Tamil superstar she'd heard so much about.
• In 'Hey Ram' (2000), Kamal directed Hema in a scene where her character dies. He made her rehearse the death sequence 14 times because he wanted the exact moment her eyes lost focus. She later said he was the most demanding co-star she ever had.
• During 'Ek Nai Paheli' shoot, Kamal would drive Hema to the set every morning in his old Fiat. They'd stop for chai at the same dhaba. She still remembers he always paid.
• Hema Malini once said about Kamal: 'He doesn't just act. He becomes the character. I felt like I was acting with a stranger every time we did a new scene together.'
• Their only hit together, 'Hey Ram' (2000), was the first Hindi film to use a single-take flashback sequence lasting 7 minutes. Kamal shot it with Hema in one go — no cuts, no retakes.
• Kamal wrote the role of Hema's character in 'Hey Ram' specifically for her. He didn't audition anyone else. He said he needed an actress who could cry without blinking.