Vinod Khanna & Amjad Khan Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Khanna and Amjad Khan appeared together in 8 Hindi films between 1979 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Qurbani (1980 — 7.3/10). Films span Sarkari Mehmaan (1979) through Maha-Sangram (1990).
The Vinod Khanna & Amjad Khan partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Lekin... (1990). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1990.
From Sarkari Mehmaan (1979) to Maha-Sangram (1990). For 11 years, a Vinod–Amjad film arrived almost every year.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Do Shikaari; the 1990s to Lekin.... Vinod Khanna acted in every film; Amjad Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Qurbani (1980) was originally offered to Amitabh Bachchan. When he passed, Vinod Khanna stepped in. Amjad Khan was cast as the villain. The film became a massive hit and defined their on-screen rivalry.
- In Do Shikaari (1979), Vinod Khanna played the hero and Amjad Khan the villain. But they swapped roles mid-film — Khanna turned out to be the real antagonist. That twist only worked because audiences trusted Khanna's face and feared Khan's voice.
- Despite playing bitter rivals on screen, Vinod Khanna and Amjad Khan were close friends off-screen. They often drove together to outdoor shoots in Khanna's car, and Khan would crack jokes to lighten the mood before intense scenes.
- Vinod Khanna once said about Amjad Khan: 'He was the only villain who could make me laugh between takes. Then he'd switch back to being terrifying in one second.'
- Their pairing in Qurbani (1980) directly inspired the trend of casting a handsome, stylish hero opposite a larger-than-life, dialogue-heavy villain in 80s Bollywood. Films like Mard (1985) and Sharaabi (1984) copied this formula.
- In Daulat (1982), Amjad Khan played a blind villain. Vinod Khanna deliberately slowed down his fight choreography so Khan could react to sound cues. Khan later said that trust made the scenes look real.
8 films across 3 decades
The 1970s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Qurbani (7.3/10).
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
- Do Shikaari
- Sarkari Mehmaan0
- Qurbani
- Daulat
- Lekin...
- Maha-Sangram
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Amjad Khan's screen credits are with Vinod Khanna. After Maha-Sangram, Vinod Khanna kept going for 35 more films; Amjad Khan stepped back.
Sarkari Mehmaan was Vinod Khanna's acting debut.
After Maha-Sangram, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 35 more films, including Red Alert: The War Within (2010) and 99 (2009).
Sarkari Mehmaan was Amjad Khan's acting debut.
After Maha-Sangram, Amjad Khan went on to appear in 12 more films, including Love (1991) and Rudaali (1993).
Collaboration Journey
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