Amrish Puri & Manmohan Desai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Manmohan Desai appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1981 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Coolie (1983 — 6.7/10). Films span Naseeb (1981) through Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
The Amrish Puri & Manmohan Desai partnership
From Naseeb (1981) to Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988). The played out closed with Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi in 1988. It started with Naseeb (1981).
The shape of the work
Amrish Puri acted in every film; Manmohan Desai directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Coolie
- Naseeb
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
60% of Manmohan Desai's screen credits are with Amrish Puri. After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amrish Puri kept going for 101 more films; Manmohan Desai stepped back.
Before Naseeb, Amrish Puri had starred in 8 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Gehrayee (1980).
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 101 more films, including Major Chandrakanth (1993) and Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge (1995).
Before Naseeb, Manmohan Desai had directed 1 film, including Suhaag (1979).
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Manmohan Desai went on to direct 1 more film, including Anmol (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Manmohan Desai's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Amitabh Bachchan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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