Prem Chopra & Waheeda Rehman Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prem Chopra and Waheeda Rehman appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1982 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Delhi-6 (2009 — 6.3/10). Films span Sawaal (1982) through Delhi-6 (2009).
The Prem Chopra & Waheeda Rehman partnership
After 25 years apart, they came back together for Delhi-6 (2009). They didn't share a set between 1984 and 2009. From Sawaal (1982) to Delhi-6 (2009).
It started with Sawaal (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sawaal; the 2000s to Delhi-6. Prem Chopra acted in every film; Waheeda Rehman acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They didn't share a single scene in their first film together. In Sawaal (1982), Prem Chopra played the villain and Waheeda Rehman played the hero's mother — their storylines never crossed. They finally acted opposite each other in Maqsad (1984).
- In Maqsad (1984), Prem Chopra played a lecherous zamindar who tries to force himself on Waheeda Rehman's character. She later said that his controlled menace made her performance sharper — she had to match his stillness with her own, rather than overact fear.
- Waheeda Rehman was the one who suggested Prem Chopra for a cameo in Delhi-6 (2009). She told director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra that Chopra's face alone carried the weight of old Delhi's history. He agreed immediately.
- Prem Chopra once joked in an interview: 'Waheeda ji and I never had a love scene. In Maqsad, I tried to kiss her hand — she slapped me. That's the closest we got to romance.'
- Their 27-year gap between Maqsad (1984) and Delhi-6 (2009) is one of the longest between any two co-stars in Hindi cinema. No other pair with just three films has a wider span.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
- Sawaal
- Maqsad
- Delhi-6
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 27 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
38% of Waheeda Rehman's screen credits are with Prem Chopra.
Before Sawaal, Prem Chopra had starred in 14 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Kranti (1981).
After Delhi-6, Prem Chopra went on to appear in 14 more films, including Animal (2023) and Mirch (2010).
Before Sawaal, Waheeda Rehman had starred in 4 films, including Mr. Natwarlal (1979) and Jwalamukhi (1980).
After Delhi-6, Waheeda Rehman went on to appear in 1 more film, including Love in Bombay (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prem Chopra & Waheeda Rehman's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Prem Chopra & Waheeda Rehman's films together
