Sanjay Dutt & Aziz Sejawal Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sanjay Dutt and Aziz Sejawal appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1989 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ilaaka (1989 — 4.6/10). Films span Ilaaka (1989) through Sanam (1997).
The Sanjay Dutt & Aziz Sejawal partnership
From Ilaaka (1989) to Sanam (1997). The unfolded closed with Sanam in 1997. It started with Ilaaka (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Ilaaka; the 1990s to Andolan. Sanjay Dutt acted in every film; Aziz Sejawal directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Sanjay Dutt and Aziz Sejawal first teamed up for Ilaaka (1989) because the director, Aziz himself, was desperate for a fresh action pair. Dutt was coming off a flop phase, and Sejawal was an unknown director. They bet on each other when no one else would.
- On the sets of Adharm (1992), Sejawal realized Dutt was terrible at delivering long, emotional dialogues. So he rewrote the climax as a silent, rage-filled fight sequence. Dutt later said that scene became the film's only memorable moment.
- During the shoot of Andolan (1995), Dutt was going through his legal troubles. Sejawal would personally drive him to court hearings and then bring him back to the set to finish the day's work. No one else on the crew knew.
- Their fourth and final film together, Sanam (1997), was the first Hindi movie to feature a remix of a classic Lata Mangeshkar song in its soundtrack. That trend — rehashing old hits — exploded across Bollywood in the next decade.
- Aziz Sejawal once told a trade magazine: 'Sanjay never asked me for a script. He just said, "Boss, you direct, I'll act." That trust made me work harder than any producer ever could.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.7/10.
- Ilaaka
- Andolan
- Sanam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Aziz Sejawal's screen credits are with Sanjay Dutt. After Sanam, Sanjay Dutt kept going for 100 more films; Aziz Sejawal stepped back.
Before Ilaaka, Sanjay Dutt had starred in 20 films, including Vidhaata (1982) and Rocky (1981).
After Sanam, Sanjay Dutt went on to appear in 100 more films, including P.K. (2014) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).
Ilaaka was Aziz Sejawal's directorial debut.
After Sanam, Aziz Sejawal went on to direct 4 more films, including Paapi - Ek Satya Katha (2013) and Hero Hindustani (1998).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sanjay Dutt & Aziz Sejawal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sanjay Dutt & Aziz Sejawal's films together
