Amrish Puri & Prayag Raj Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Prayag Raj 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 & Prayag Raj 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; Prayag Raj story 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
38% of Prayag Raj's screen credits are with Amrish Puri. After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amrish Puri kept going for 101 more films; Prayag Raj 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, Prayag Raj had starred in 1 film, including Suhaag (1979).
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Prayag Raj went on to appear in 4 more films, including Anmol (1993) and Inspector Dhanush (1991).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Prayag Raj'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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