Sanjay Dutt & Shammi Kapoor Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sanjay Dutt and Shammi Kapoor appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1982 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vidhaata (1982 — 6.5/10). Films span Vidhaata (1982) through Namak (1996).
The Sanjay Dutt & Shammi Kapoor partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Namak (1996). They didn't share a set between 1982 and 1996. From Vidhaata (1982) to Namak (1996).
It started with Vidhaata (1982). The ran closed with Namak in 1996.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Vidhaata; the 1990s to Namak. Sanjay Dutt acted in every film; Shammi Kapoor acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
- Vidhaata
- Namak
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Namak, Sanjay Dutt kept going for 104 more films; Shammi Kapoor stepped back.
Before Vidhaata, Sanjay Dutt had starred in 1 film, including Rocky (1981).
After Namak, Sanjay Dutt went on to appear in 104 more films, including P.K. (2014) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006).
Before Vidhaata, Shammi Kapoor had starred in 6 films, including Harjaee (1981) and Meera (1979).
After Namak, Shammi Kapoor went on to appear in 6 more films, including Rockstar (2011) and Sandwich (2006).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sanjay Dutt & Shammi Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Birbal is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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