Vinod Khanna & Jeetendra Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Khanna and Jeetendra appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1980 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Burning Train (1980 — 6.6/10). Films span The Burning Train (1980) through Janam Kundli (1995).
The Vinod Khanna & Jeetendra partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Janam Kundli (1995). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1995. From The Burning Train (1980) to Janam Kundli (1995).
It started with The Burning Train (1980). The played out closed with Janam Kundli in 1995.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to The Burning Train; the 1990s to Janam Kundli. Vinod Khanna acted in every film; Jeetendra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- The Burning Train (1980) was originally offered to Amitabh Bachchan and Dharmendra as the leads. When they passed, the director Ravi Chopra paired Vinod Khanna and Jeetendra together — and it became the only time they played brothers on screen.
- In Insaan (1982), Jeetendra played the loud, emotional brother while Vinod Khanna played the quiet, brooding one. The director told both actors to never rehearse together — he wanted the tension of two different acting styles to feel real on screen.
- During the shoot of The Burning Train, Vinod Khanna and Jeetendra shared a vanity van because the budget was tight. They reportedly played chess between takes — and Jeetendra never won a single game.
- Jeetendra once said in a 1995 interview: 'Vinod was the only co-star who made me feel like I was acting in a parallel cinema film. He never raised his voice, but his eyes did all the work. I had to match that silence.'
- Janam Kundli (1995) was the last film where both actors appeared together. Its failure at the box office convinced both to stop doing multi-starrers — and neither worked with the other again.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.0/10.
- The Burning Train
- Insaan
- Janam Kundli
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 15 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before The Burning Train, Vinod Khanna had starred in 5 films, including Meera (1979) and Lahu Ke Do Rang (1979).
After Janam Kundli, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 20 more films, including Red Alert: The War Within (2010) and 99 (2009).
Before The Burning Train, Jeetendra had starred in 7 films, including Aatish (1979) and Lok Parlok (1979).
After Janam Kundli, Jeetendra went on to appear in 9 more films, including Main Tera Hero (2014) and Lav Kush (1997).
Collaboration Journey
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