Amitabh Bachchan & Smita Patil Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Smita Patil appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1982 and 1985. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shakti (1982 — 7.6/10). Films span Namak Halaal (1982) through Ghulami (1985).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Smita Patil partnership
Between 1982 and 1985, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 3 years. From Namak Halaal (1982) to Ghulami (1985). The unfolded closed with Ghulami in 1985.
Shakti is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Namak Halaal (1982).
The shape of the work
Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Smita Patil acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 1 decade
- Shakti
- Namak Halaal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ghulami, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 121 more films; Smita Patil stepped back.
Before Namak Halaal, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 18 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Cinema Cinema (1979).
After Ghulami, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 121 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Before Namak Halaal, Smita Patil had starred in 6 films, including Aakrosh (1980) and Chakra (1981).
After Ghulami, Smita Patil went on to appear in 21 more films, including Waaris (1988) and Mirch Masala (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Smita Patil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kulbhushan Kharbanda is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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