Amrish Puri & Abbas-Mustan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Abbas-Mustan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1999 and 2004. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aitraaz (2004 — 6.4/10). Films span Baadshah (1999) through Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004).
The Amrish Puri & Abbas-Mustan partnership
Between 1999 and 2004, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 5 years. They saved their best for last — Aitraaz (6.4/10) came 5 years in. From Baadshah (1999) to Taarzan: The Wonder Car (2004).
The unfolded closed with Taarzan: The Wonder Car in 2004. It started with Baadshah (1999).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Baadshah; the 2000s to Aitraaz. Amrish Puri acted in every film; Abbas-Mustan directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.7/10.
- Baadshah
- Aitraaz
- Chori Chori Chupke Chupke
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 5 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 141 films behind them; Abbas-Mustan had 4.
Before Baadshah, Amrish Puri had starred in 141 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 2 more films, including Kisna: The Warrior Poet (2005) and Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026).
Before Baadshah, Abbas-Mustan had directed 4 films, including Khiladi (1992) and Baazigar (1993).
After Taarzan: The Wonder Car, Abbas-Mustan went on to direct 7 more films, including Race (2008) and Race 2 (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Abbas-Mustan's professional partnership
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