Amitabh Bachchan & Hrishikesh Mukherjee Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Hrishikesh Mukherjee appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1979 and 1982. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gol Maal (1979 — 8.0/10). Films span Gol Maal (1979) through Bemisal (1982).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Hrishikesh Mukherjee partnership
One film towers over the rest: Gol Maal at 8.0/10. From Gol Maal (1979) to Bemisal (1982). It started with Gol Maal (1979).
The played out closed with Bemisal in 1982. Gol Maal is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Gol Maal; the 1980s to Bemisal. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Hrishikesh Mukherjee directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1970s brought 2 films together, anchored by Gol Maal (8.0/10).
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
- Gol Maal
- Jurmana
- Bemisal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
30% of Hrishikesh Mukherjee's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. After Bemisal, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 133 more films; Hrishikesh Mukherjee stepped back.
Gol Maal was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Bemisal, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 133 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Gol Maal was Hrishikesh Mukherjee's directorial debut.
After Bemisal, Hrishikesh Mukherjee went on to direct 7 more films, including Rang Birangi (1983) and Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Hrishikesh Mukherjee's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Asit Sen is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
