Amitabh Bachchan & Bharat Bhushan Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Bharat Bhushan appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1983 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sharaabi (1984 — 7.1/10). Films span Nastik (1983) through Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Bharat Bhushan partnership
From Nastik (1983) to Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988). The played out closed with Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi in 1988. Sharaabi is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Nastik (1983).
The shape of the work
Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Bharat Bhushan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Sharaabi
- Nastik
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 114 more films; Bharat Bhushan stepped back.
Before Nastik, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 24 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Shakti (1982).
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 114 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Before Nastik, Bharat Bhushan had starred in 4 films, including Meera (1979) and Farz Aur Kanoon (1982).
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Bharat Bhushan went on to appear in 6 more films, including Anu (2023) and Prem Deewane (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Bharat Bhushan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Jayapradha is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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