Dharmendra & Iftekhar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Dharmendra and Iftekhar appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1980 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Burning Train (1980 — 6.6/10). Films span The Burning Train (1980) through Khule-Aam (1992).
The Dharmendra & Iftekhar partnership
From The Burning Train (1980) to Khule-Aam (1992). The unfolded closed with Khule-Aam in 1992. It started with The Burning Train (1980).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to The Burning Train; the 1990s to Khule-Aam. Dharmendra acted in every film; Iftekhar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- The Burning Train
- Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga
- Khule-Aam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Iftekhar's screen credits are with Dharmendra. After Khule-Aam, Dharmendra kept going for 54 more films; Iftekhar stepped back.
Before The Burning Train, Dharmendra had starred in 4 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Kartavya (1979).
After Khule-Aam, Dharmendra went on to appear in 54 more films, including Johnny Gaddar (2007) and Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani (2023).
Before The Burning Train, Iftekhar had starred in 4 films, including Noorie (1979) and Mr. Natwarlal (1979).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Dharmendra & Iftekhar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anita Raj is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
2
2
2
Other iconic Hindi director-actor duos
Discover other partnerships with comparable filmographies and ratings
Amrish Puri
Bipasha Basu
Rahul Dev
Jackie ShroffSatyendra Kapoor
BharathirajaSatyendra Kapoor
Akkineni Nagarjuna
Amitabh Bachchan
Mithun Chakraborty