Prem Chopra & Manmohan Desai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prem Chopra and Manmohan Desai appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1981 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Naseeb (1981 — 6.6/10). Films span Naseeb (1981) through Mard (1985).
The Prem Chopra & Manmohan Desai partnership
From Naseeb (1981) to Mard (1985). The played out closed with Mard in 1985. It started with Naseeb (1981).
The shape of the work
Prem Chopra acted in every film; Manmohan Desai directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Naseeb
- Desh Premee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Manmohan Desai's screen credits are with Prem Chopra. After Mard, Prem Chopra kept going for 104 more films; Manmohan Desai stepped back.
Before Naseeb, Prem Chopra had starred in 10 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Dostana (1980).
After Mard, Prem Chopra went on to appear in 104 more films, including Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) and Dhamaal (2007).
Before Naseeb, Manmohan Desai had directed 1 film, including Suhaag (1979).
After Mard, Manmohan Desai went on to direct 2 more films, including Anmol (1993) and Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prem Chopra & Manmohan Desai'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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