Amitabh Bachchan & Sujit Kumar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Sujit Kumar appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1979 and 1983. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Great Gambler (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span The Great Gambler (1979) through Mahaan (1983).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Sujit Kumar partnership
Between 1979 and 1983, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Amitabh–Sujit film arrived almost every year. Remarkably even — every film rates between 6.5 and 6.8.
From The Great Gambler (1979) to Mahaan (1983). The unfolded closed with Mahaan in 1983.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to The Great Gambler; the 1980s to Mahaan. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Sujit Kumar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 6.6/10.
- The Great Gambler
- Mahaan
- Ram Balram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Mahaan, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 128 more films; Sujit Kumar stepped back.
The Great Gambler was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Mahaan, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 128 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
The Great Gambler was Sujit Kumar's acting debut.
After Mahaan, Sujit Kumar went on to appear in 20 more films, including Mistake (2023) and Khel (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Sujit Kumar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amjad Khan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Amjad Khan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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