Bappi Lahiri & Amitabh Bachchan Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Bappi Lahiri and Amitabh Bachchan appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1985 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Geraftaar (1985 — 5.0/10). Films span Geraftaar (1985) through Department (2012).
The Bappi Lahiri & Amitabh Bachchan partnership
After 27 years apart, they came back together for Department (2012). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 2012. From Geraftaar (1985) to Department (2012).
It started with Geraftaar (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Geraftaar; the 2010s to Department. Bappi Lahiri scored every film; Amitabh Bachchan acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.8/10.
- Geraftaar
- Department
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Department, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 38 more films; Bappi Lahiri stepped back. By the time of Geraftaar, both already had careers — Bappi Lahiri with 13 films, Amitabh Bachchan with 33.
Before Geraftaar, Bappi Lahiri had starred in 13 films, including Apoorva Sahodarigal (1983) and Aur Kaun? (1979).
After Department, Bappi Lahiri went on to appear in 5 more films, including Why Cheat India (2019) and Deewana Main Deewana (2013).
Before Geraftaar, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 33 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Shakti (1982).
After Department, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 38 more films, including Pink (2016) and Padman (2018).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhimanyu Singh is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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