Amitabh Bachchan & Vinod Mehra Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Vinod Mehra appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1979 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Bemisal (1982 — 6.8/10). Films span Jurmana (1979) through Insaniyat (1994).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Vinod Mehra partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Insaniyat (1994). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1994. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Jurmana (1979) to Insaniyat (1994). It started with Jurmana (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Jurmana; the 1990s to Insaniyat. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Vinod Mehra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Jurmana (1979) because Amitabh insisted on casting Vinod Mehra as his younger brother. The director, Hrishikesh Mukherjee, initially wanted a different actor for the role, but Amitabh pushed for Mehra, whom he had never worked with before.
- In Bemisal (1982), Amitabh played the intense, righteous doctor while Vinod Mehra played the charming, morally flexible lawyer. The trick was that Mehra deliberately underplayed every scene opposite Amitabh’s booming delivery — making his character’s betrayal hit harder because he never matched Amitabh’s volume.
- Vinod Mehra was one of the few co-stars Amitabh would call by his real name, 'Vinod,' on set. Most others got nicknames or formal addresses. They also shared a love for chess and would play between shots during the Khud-daar (1982) schedule.
- Their last film together, Insaniyat (1994), was a disaster — but it directly led to Vinod Mehra’s final career move. After the film flopped, Mehra shifted to television production and created the hit show 'Shaktimaan,' which became India’s first superhero TV series. None of that happens if Insaniyat had been a success.
- Vinod Mehra once said in an interview: 'Amitabh doesn't act with you — he acts at you. You have to learn to catch his energy and throw it back. I learned that on Jurmana.'
4 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.7/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
- Jurmana
- Bemisal
- Khud-daar
- Insaniyat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
80% of Vinod Mehra's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. After Insaniyat, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 102 more films; Vinod Mehra stepped back.
Jurmana was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Insaniyat, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 102 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Jurmana was Vinod Mehra's acting debut.
After Insaniyat, Vinod Mehra went on to appear in 1 more film, including Aurat Aurat Aurat (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Vinod Mehra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aruna Irani is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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