Dharmendra & Vikas Anand Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Dharmendra and Vikas Anand appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1984 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sultaan (2000 — 5.2/10). Films span Sunny (1984) through Sultaan (2000).
The Dharmendra & Vikas Anand partnership
They saved their best for last — Sultaan (5.2/10) came 16 years in. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Sunny (1984) to Sultaan (2000).
The played out closed with Sultaan in 2000. It started with Sunny (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Sunny; the 2000s to Sultaan. Dharmendra acted in every film; Vikas Anand acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Dharmendra personally asked Vikas Anand to play the villain in Tyaagi (1992) after seeing him in a small role in another film. Vikas was a relative newcomer then, and Dharmendra told the director, 'He has the eyes for it.'
- In Zulm-O-Sitam (1998), Dharmendra deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their confrontation scene so Vikas Anand's reactions would land harder. Vikas later said, 'He gave me the space to breathe in the frame.'
- During the shoot of Sultaan (2000), Vikas Anand's father passed away. Dharmendra quietly paid for the funeral and told the unit, 'Don't tell him. Let him finish the climax fight first.' Vikas found out only after the film wrapped.
- Vikas Anand once told a trade magazine: 'Dharamji never treated me like a supporting actor. He would rehearse with me in his van even when the director said it wasn't needed.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
- Sunny
- Insaniyat Ke Dushman
- Tyaagi
- Pyar Ka Karz
- Sultaan
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
39% of Vikas Anand's screen credits are with Dharmendra. After Sultaan, Dharmendra kept going for 21 more films; Vikas Anand stepped back.
Before Sunny, Dharmendra had starred in 25 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Baghavat (1982).
After Sultaan, Dharmendra went on to appear in 21 more films, including Johnny Gaddar (2007) and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023).
Before Sunny, Vikas Anand had starred in 6 films, including Shakti (1982) and Dhan Daulat (1980).
After Sultaan, Vikas Anand went on to appear in 5 more films, including Sanam Teri Kasam (2009) and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Dharmendra & Vikas Anand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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