Amrish Puri & Shatrughan Sinha Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Shatrughan Sinha appeared together in 8 Hindi films between 1980 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Dostana (1980 — 6.8/10). Films span Dostana (1980) through Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026).
The Amrish Puri & Shatrughan Sinha partnership
After 39 years apart, they came back together for Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2026. 1987 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
From Dostana (1980) to Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun (2026). Their most recent film, Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 88% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Dostana; the 2020s to Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun. Amrish Puri acted in every film; Shatrughan Sinha acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
8 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 7 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film.
- Dostana
- Naseeb
- Hum Mein Shahenshah Koun
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 46 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
73% of Amrish Puri's screen credits are with Shatrughan Sinha.
Before Dostana, Amrish Puri had starred in 3 films, including Sawan Ko Aane Do (1979) and Naiyya (1979).
Before Dostana, Shatrughan Sinha had starred in 6 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Gautam Govinda (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Shatrughan Sinha's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Prem Chopra is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 8 films. Prem Chopra appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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