Paresh Rawal & Amrita Singh Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Paresh Rawal and Amrita Singh appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1986 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naam (1986 — 5.6/10). Films span Naam (1986) through Kroadh (1990).
The Paresh Rawal & Amrita Singh partnership
Between 1986 and 1990, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Paresh–Amrita film arrived almost every year. From Naam (1986) to Kroadh (1990).
The unfolded closed with Kroadh in 1990. It started with Naam (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Naam; the 1990s to Kroadh. Paresh Rawal acted in every film; Amrita Singh acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Naam (1986) because Mahesh Bhatt needed a fresh pair to play the volatile lovers. Amrita was just 19 and Paresh was 31 — Bhatt deliberately cast them to create an age-gap tension that felt raw, not romantic.
- In Kabzaa (1988), Paresh played a cold-blooded killer while Amrita played his wife. Their scenes together had zero warmth — Paresh later said that Amrita’s natural intensity made him dial up his menace because she refused to look scared on screen.
- During Hathyar (1989), Amrita was dating Saif Ali Khan and Paresh was already a stage veteran. They never hung out off-set — Paresh once joked in an interview that the only thing they shared was a makeup van and a mutual dislike for the film’s script.
- Paresh Rawal said in a 2017 interview: 'Amrita was the only co-star who made me feel like I was acting in a play. She didn’t care about the camera — she just reacted. That scared me, but it made me better.'
- Their pairing in Naam (1986) directly inspired the casting of the volatile couple in the 1990 cult hit Agneepath — the director said he wanted the same 'unstable energy' that Paresh and Amrita had brought to their fight scenes.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Naam
- Kabzaa
- Kroadh
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Kroadh, Paresh Rawal kept going for 176 more films; Amrita Singh stepped back.
Before Naam, Paresh Rawal had starred in 2 films, including Lorie (1984) and Arjun (1985).
After Kroadh, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 176 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Before Naam, Amrita Singh had starred in 4 films, including Betaab (1983) and Sunny (1984).
After Kroadh, Amrita Singh went on to appear in 20 more films, including Badla (2019) and 2 States (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Paresh Rawal & Amrita Singh's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sanjay Dutt is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 4 films. Sanjay Dutt appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
