Amitabh Bachchan & Kamal Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Kamal Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1982 and 1989. Their highest-rated collaboration was Namak Halaal (1982 — 6.9/10). Films span Namak Halaal (1982) through Toofan (1989).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Kamal Kapoor partnership
From Namak Halaal (1982) to Toofan (1989). The played out closed with Toofan in 1989. It started with Namak Halaal (1982).
The shape of the work
Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Kamal Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Namak Halaal
- Toofan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Kamal Kapoor's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. After Toofan, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 112 more films; Kamal Kapoor stepped back.
Before Namak Halaal, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 18 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Cinema Cinema (1979).
After Toofan, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 112 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Before Namak Halaal, Kamal Kapoor had starred in 2 films, including Bin Phere Hum Tere (1979) and Chambal Ki Rani (1979).
After Toofan, Kamal Kapoor went on to appear in 1 more film, including Zakhmi Rooh (1993).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrita Singh is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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