Amrish Puri & Rajkumar Santoshi Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Rajkumar Santoshi appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1990 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghayal (1990 — 6.3/10). Films span Ghayal (1990) through China Gate (1998).
The Amrish Puri & Rajkumar Santoshi partnership
From Ghayal (1990) to China Gate (1998). The played out closed with China Gate in 1998. It started with Ghayal (1990).
The shape of the work
Amrish Puri acted in every film; Rajkumar Santoshi directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Ghayal
- Ghatak
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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 78 films behind them; Rajkumar Santoshi had 0. After China Gate, Amrish Puri kept going for 30 more films; Rajkumar Santoshi stepped back.
Before Ghayal, Amrish Puri had starred in 78 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Mandi (1983).
After China Gate, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 30 more films, including Taal (1999) and Aitraaz (2004).
Ghayal was Rajkumar Santoshi's directorial debut.
After China Gate, Rajkumar Santoshi went on to direct 13 more films, including Khakee (2004) and Ajab Prem Ki Ghazab Kahani (2009).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Rajkumar Santoshi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Om Puri is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Om Puri appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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