Prem Chopra & Shakti Samanta Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prem Chopra and Shakti Samanta appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1979 and 1984. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Great Gambler (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span The Great Gambler (1979) through Awaaz (1984).
The Prem Chopra & Shakti Samanta partnership
From The Great Gambler (1979) to Awaaz (1984). The ran closed with Awaaz in 1984. It started with The Great Gambler (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to The Great Gambler; the 1980s to Awaaz. Prem Chopra acted in every film; Shakti Samanta directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.4/10.
- The Great Gambler
- Awaaz
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
33% of Shakti Samanta's screen credits are with Prem Chopra. After Awaaz, Prem Chopra kept going for 114 more films; Shakti Samanta stepped back.
The Great Gambler was Prem Chopra's acting debut.
After Awaaz, Prem Chopra went on to appear in 114 more films, including Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) and Dhamaal (2007).
The Great Gambler was Shakti Samanta's directorial debut.
After Awaaz, Shakti Samanta went on to direct 4 more films, including Dushman (1990) and Geetanjali (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prem Chopra & Shakti Samanta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Madan Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
