Vinod Khanna & Aruna Irani Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Khanna and Aruna Irani appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1979 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Qurbani (1980 — 7.3/10). Films span Yuvraaj (1979) through Dayavan (1988).
The Vinod Khanna & Aruna Irani partnership
From Yuvraaj (1979) to Dayavan (1988). The unfolded closed with Dayavan in 1988. Qurbani is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Yuvraaj (1979).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Yuvraaj; the 1980s to Qurbani. Vinod Khanna acted in every film; Aruna Irani acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Vinod Khanna and Aruna Irani first shared screen space in Yuvraaj (1979), but the real spark came when they reunited for Kudrat (1981). Director Chetan Anand cast them as star-crossed lovers, and their off-screen comfort with each other made the film's supernatural romance feel eerily real.
- In Kudrat (1981), Aruna Irani's character is a ghost who can't speak — so she had to convey everything through her eyes and body language. Vinod Khanna, known for his intense silences, matched her beat for beat. He slowed down his usual delivery to let her physical performance breathe, creating a haunting rhythm that no other co-star gave her.
- Aruna Irani has said in interviews that Vinod Khanna was one of the few co-stars who never made her feel like a 'supporting actress.' On the sets of Dayavan (1988), he insisted she get equal close-ups in their scenes together, even when the script didn't call for it.
- "Vinod was the only hero who treated me like a co-star, not a sidekick. He'd say, 'Aruna, you're not here to fill the frame — you're here to act.'" — Aruna Irani, in a 2018 interview with Filmfare.
- Their pairing in Kudrat (1981) directly inspired the ghost-romance subgenre in Hindi cinema. Years later, filmmakers like Ram Gopal Varma cited Kudrat's silent, longing scenes between Khanna and Irani as a template for the love story in Bhoot (2003).
4 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 3 films together, anchored by Qurbani (7.3/10).
- Yuvraaj0
- Qurbani
- Kudrat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
After Dayavan, Aruna Irani kept going for 78 more films; Vinod Khanna stepped back.
Yuvraaj was Vinod Khanna's acting debut.
After Dayavan, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 42 more films, including Red Alert: The War Within (2010) and 99 (2009).
Yuvraaj was Aruna Irani's acting debut.
After Dayavan, Aruna Irani went on to appear in 78 more films, including Kahani Rubberband Ki (2022) and Kesari Veer (2025).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vinod Khanna & Aruna Irani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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