Amrish Puri & Umesh Mehra Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Umesh Mehra appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ashanti (1982 — 6.7/10). Films span Hamare Tumhare (1979) through Shikari: The Hunter (1991).
The Amrish Puri & Umesh Mehra partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Shikari: The Hunter (1991). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1991.
From Hamare Tumhare (1979) to Shikari: The Hunter (1991). The played out closed with Shikari: The Hunter in 1991.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Hamare Tumhare; the 1990s to Shikari: The Hunter. Amrish Puri acted in every film; Umesh Mehra directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
- Hamare Tumhare0
- Ashanti
- Shikari: The Hunter
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Umesh Mehra's screen credits are with Amrish Puri. After Shikari: The Hunter, Amrish Puri kept going for 75 more films; Umesh Mehra stepped back.
Hamare Tumhare was Amrish Puri's acting debut.
After Shikari: The Hunter, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 75 more films, including Major Chandrakanth (1993) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Hamare Tumhare was Umesh Mehra's directorial debut.
After Shikari: The Hunter, Umesh Mehra went on to direct 7 more films, including Sabse Bada Khiladi (1995) and Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Umesh Mehra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mithun Chakraborty is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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