Sridevi & Poonam Dhillon Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sridevi and Poonam Dhillon appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1986 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karma (1986 — 5.6/10). Films span Karma (1986) through Pathar Ke Insan (1990).
The Sridevi & Poonam Dhillon partnership
From Karma (1986) to Pathar Ke Insan (1990). The played out closed with Pathar Ke Insan in 1990. It started with Karma (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Karma; the 1990s to Pathar Ke Insan. Sridevi acted in every film; Poonam Dhillon acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sridevi was the bigger star when they first worked together in Karma (1986). Poonam Dhillon later admitted she was nervous acting opposite her, but Sridevi went out of her way to make her comfortable on set.
- In Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988), Sridevi played the loud, comic foil while Poonam played the sweet, restrained romantic lead. Their contrasting energies made the film's love triangle actually work — one brought the chaos, the other brought the calm.
- Despite sharing screen space in three films, Sridevi and Poonam Dhillon were never close friends off-screen. Poonam once said in an interview that they were 'professional colleagues' who would chat on set but never hung out after pack-up.
- Poonam Dhillon said about Sridevi: 'She was a complete professional. I never saw her crib or complain. She would just do her job and go home. I learned discipline from her.'
- Their third and final film together, Pathar Ke Insan (1990), was a box office disaster. After that, neither actress ever worked with the other again — and no producer tried to pair them a fourth time.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Karma
- Sone Pe Suhaaga
- Pathar Ke Insan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
By the time of Karma, both already had careers — Sridevi with 54 films, Poonam Dhillon with 28.
Before Karma, Sridevi had starred in 54 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Pathar Ke Insan, Sridevi went on to appear in 25 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Before Karma, Poonam Dhillon had starred in 28 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Noorie (1979).
After Pathar Ke Insan, Poonam Dhillon went on to appear in 14 more films, including Yavarum Nalam (2009) and Plan A Plan B (2022).
Collaboration Journey
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