Raj Babbar & Amjad Khan Movies Together List — 9 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raj Babbar and Amjad Khan appeared together in 9 Hindi films between 1982 and 1994. Their highest-rated collaboration was Daulat (1982 — 5.5/10). Films span Daulat (1982) through Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon (1994).
The Raj Babbar & Amjad Khan partnership
From Daulat (1982) to Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon (1994). For 12 years, a Raj–Amjad film arrived almost every year. The spanned closed with Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon in 1994.
It started with Daulat (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 78% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Daulat; the 1990s to Rudaali. Raj Babbar acted in every film; Amjad Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Daulat (1982), was a low-budget action drama where Raj Babbar played the hero and Amjad Khan the villain. The director, S. A. Kader, reportedly cast them because he wanted a fresh face opposite a proven heavy — and Babbar, then a rising star from theatre, was eager to share screen with the man who made Gabbar Singh iconic.
- In Achha Bura (1983), Amjad Khan played a blind man — a rare vulnerable role for him. Raj Babbar later said in an interview that Khan deliberately held back his usual booming voice on set, letting Babbar's emotional scenes breathe. Babbar credited Khan with teaching him how to modulate intensity for the camera instead of the stage.
- Despite playing rivals on screen, Babbar and Khan were close off it. During the shoot of Kalka (1983), Khan would drive Babbar home after late-night shifts because Babbar didn't own a car yet. Babbar later called him 'the most generous co-star I ever had.'
- Their 1988 film Kanwarlal — a flop with a 3.9 rating — was the first Hindi film to feature a scene where the hero and villain share a meal and discuss philosophy before the final fight. That exact setup was copied a year later in the Amitabh-Bachchan-starrer Main Azaad Hoon (1989).
- Raj Babbar once said about Amjad Khan: 'He could make you laugh between takes and then, the moment the clapboard hit, his eyes would turn into knives. I learned more about screen presence from him than from any acting school.'
9 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Daulat
- Achha Bura
- Rudaali
- Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
9 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
After Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon, Raj Babbar kept going for 36 more films; Amjad Khan stepped back. By the time of Daulat, both already had careers — Raj Babbar with 12 films, Amjad Khan with 37.
Before Daulat, Raj Babbar had starred in 12 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980).
After Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon, Raj Babbar went on to appear in 36 more films, including Mirg (2024) and Corporate (2006).
Before Daulat, Amjad Khan had starred in 37 films, including Kaalia (1981) and Qurbani (1980).
After Saboot Mangta Hain Kanoon, Amjad Khan went on to appear in 3 more films, including Aathank (1996) and Anokhi Chaal (1995).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raj Babbar & Amjad Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Anita Raj appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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