Amrish Puri & Ajay Kashyap Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Ajay Kashyap appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1989 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Smuggler (1996 — 4.9/10). Films span Do Qaidi (1989) through Smuggler (1996).
The Amrish Puri & Ajay Kashyap partnership
From Do Qaidi (1989) to Smuggler (1996). The ran closed with Smuggler in 1996. It started with Do Qaidi (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Do Qaidi; the 1990s to Smuggler. Amrish Puri acted in every film; Ajay Kashyap directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Do Qaidi
- Smuggler
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 7 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, Amrish Puri had 70 films behind them; Ajay Kashyap had 4. After Smuggler, Amrish Puri kept going for 41 more films; Ajay Kashyap stepped back.
Before Do Qaidi, Amrish Puri had starred in 70 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Smuggler, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 41 more films, including Taal (1999) and Aitraaz (2004).
Before Do Qaidi, Ajay Kashyap had directed 4 films, including Jaan Ki Baazi (1985) and Pyaar Mohabbat (1988).
After Smuggler, Ajay Kashyap went on to direct 1 more film, including Angaar: The Fire (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Ajay Kashyap's professional partnership
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