Amitabh Bachchan & Amrita Singh Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amitabh Bachchan and Amrita Singh appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1985 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Badla (2019 — 7.8/10). Films span Mard (1985) through Badla (2019).
The Amitabh Bachchan & Amrita Singh partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Shootout at Lokhandwala (2007). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2007. They saved their best for last — Badla (7.8/10) came 34 years in.
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. From Mard (1985) to Badla (2019).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Toofan; the 2010s to Badla. Amitabh Bachchan acted in every film; Amrita Singh acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Amrita Singh was just 27 when she played Amitabh Bachchan's mother in 'Mard' (1985). She was only 11 years younger than him in real life. The role was a deliberate twist — she signed it specifically to break out of the romantic lead image.
- In 'Toofan' (1989), Amrita Singh played a fiery journalist who constantly argues with Bachchan's boxer character. She later said she deliberately matched his intensity in every scene — she refused to let him dominate the frame, which forced him to raise his own energy. The result was their only film where both got equal screen time.
- Their 2007 film 'Shootout at Lokhandwala' directly launched the 'gangster biopic' trend in Bollywood. The film's success convinced producer Sanjay Gupta to greenlight 'Shootout at Wadala' (2013) — which then spawned a whole subgenre of real-life crime films in Hindi cinema.
- During the shoot of 'Akayla' (1991), Amrita Singh was going through a messy divorce from Saif Ali Khan. Amitabh Bachchan would drive her home every night after pack-up, even though his own house was in the opposite direction. She later called him 'the only co-star who ever checked on me as a person, not an actor.'
- 'He was the only actor who made me forget my lines. Not because he was intimidating — because I was too busy watching him work.' — Amrita Singh, on working with Amitabh Bachchan in 'Jaadugar' (1989), in a 1990 interview with Stardust.
- In 'Badla' (2019), their only film together after a 12-year gap, Bachchan played a lawyer and Singh played his client. The entire climax hinges on a single close-up where Singh's face shifts from guilt to relief — and Bachchan insisted the camera stay on her for a full 90 seconds without cutting to him. He told the director: 'This is her moment. I'll just be a voice.'
7 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Badla (7.8/10).
- Toofan
- Mard
- Kroadh
- Akayla
- Shootout at Lokhandwala
- Badla
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 34 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
64% of Amrita Singh's screen credits are with Amitabh Bachchan. When they first worked together, Amitabh Bachchan had 33 films behind them; Amrita Singh had 3. After Badla, Amitabh Bachchan kept going for 18 more films; Amrita Singh stepped back.
Before Mard, Amitabh Bachchan had starred in 33 films, including Gol Maal (1979) and Shakti (1982).
After Badla, Amitabh Bachchan went on to appear in 18 more films, including Goodbye (2022) and Ghoomer (2023).
Before Mard, Amrita Singh had starred in 3 films, including Betaab (1983) and Sunny (1984).
After Badla, Amrita Singh went on to appear in 1 more film, including Heropanti 2 (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amitabh Bachchan & Amrita Singh's professional partnership
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