Amitabh Bachchan & Shakti Samanta Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Shakti Samanta appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1979 and 1981. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Great Gambler (1979 — 6.8/10). Films span The Great Gambler (1979) through Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Shakti Samanta partnership
From The Great Gambler (1979) to Barsaat Ki Ek Raat (1981). The ran closed with Barsaat Ki Ek Raat in 1981. It started with The Great Gambler (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to The Great Gambler; the 1980s to Barsaat Ki Ek Raat. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Shakti Samanta directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
- The Great Gambler
- Barsaat Ki Ek Raat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 2 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 139 more films; Shakti Samanta stepped back.
The Great Gambler was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 139 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
The Great Gambler was Shakti Samanta's directorial debut.
After Barsaat Ki Ek Raat, Shakti Samanta went on to direct 6 more films, including Ayaash (1982) and Awaaz (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Shakti Samanta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sujit Kumar is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
