Amitabh Bachchan & Prayag Raj Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Prayag Raj appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1979 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Coolie (1983 — 6.7/10). Films span Suhaag (1979) through Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Prayag Raj partnership
From Suhaag (1979) to Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988). The ran closed with Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi in 1988. It started with Suhaag (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Suhaag; the 1980s to Coolie. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Prayag Raj story all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Suhaag
- Coolie
- Naseeb
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Prayag Raj's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 114 more films; Prayag Raj stepped back.
Suhaag was Amitabh Bachchan's acting debut.
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 114 more films, including Pink (2016) and Black (2005).
Suhaag was Prayag Raj's acting debut.
After Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi, Prayag Raj went on to appear in 4 more films, including Anmol (1993) and Inspector Dhanush (1991).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 6 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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