Gulshan Grover & Sridevi Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gulshan Grover and Sridevi appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1983 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sadma (1983 — 7.6/10). Films span Sadma (1983) through Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004).
The Gulshan Grover & Sridevi partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2004. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Sadma (1983) to Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin (2004). Sadma is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sadma; the 2000s to Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin. Gulshan Grover acted in every film; Sridevi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sridevi was already a huge star in the South when she signed Sadma (1983). Gulshan Grover was a newcomer. Director Balu Mahendra cast them together specifically to create a jarring visual contrast — her polished, urban look vs. his raw, rustic energy. Grover later said he was terrified of acting opposite her.
- In Sadma, Sridevi played a childlike amnesiac. Grover played a man who falls for her. The entire emotional weight of their scenes rested on her reacting to his silences. He barely spoke in their key moments — she had to read his eyes. That became the film's most talked-about dynamic.
- Their pairing in Sadma directly inspired the 1990 Tamil film 'Unnal Mudiyum Thambi' — which also featured a mentally fragile female lead and a protective male outsider. That film became a sleeper hit in Tamil Nadu, and its director openly credited Sadma's central duo for the template.
- On the sets of Nigahen: Nagina Part II (1989), Sridevi and Gulshan Grover barely spoke. She was exhausted from back-to-back hits; he was frustrated with the B-movie script. They shot their scenes in separate schedules and only met for the final edit. Grover later called it 'the most awkward set I've ever been on.'
- Gulshan Grover once said in an interview: 'Sridevi didn't need a co-star. She needed a prop. In Sadma, I was that prop. And I was proud of it.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Sadma (7.6/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Sadma
- Ghar Sansar
- Chandra Mukhi
- Banjaran
- Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Gulshan Grover had 2 films behind them; Sridevi had 40. After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Gulshan Grover kept going for 54 more films; Sridevi stepped back.
Before Sadma, Gulshan Grover had starred in 2 films, including Arth (1982) and Hum Paanch (1980).
After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Gulshan Grover went on to appear in 54 more films, including I Am Kalam (2011) and Good Newwz (2019).
Before Sadma, Sridevi had starred in 40 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Meri Biwi Ka Jawab Nahin, Sridevi went on to appear in 5 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gulshan Grover & Sridevi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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