Raj Babbar & Dayal Nihalani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raj Babbar and Dayal Nihalani appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1987 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Andha Yudh (1987 — 4.2/10). Films span Andha Yudh (1987) through Gambler (1995).
The Raj Babbar & Dayal Nihalani partnership
From Andha Yudh (1987) to Gambler (1995). The played out closed with Gambler in 1995. It started with Andha Yudh (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Andha Yudh; the 1990s to Gambler. Raj Babbar acted in every film; Dayal Nihalani directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.1/10.
- Andha Yudh
- Gambler
- Karm Yodha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
When they first worked together, Raj Babbar had 56 films behind them; Dayal Nihalani had 0. After Gambler, Raj Babbar kept going for 30 more films; Dayal Nihalani stepped back.
Before Andha Yudh, Raj Babbar had starred in 56 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Nikaah (1982).
After Gambler, Raj Babbar went on to appear in 30 more films, including Mirg (2024) and Corporate (2006).
Andha Yudh was Dayal Nihalani's directorial debut.
After Gambler, Dayal Nihalani went on to direct 1 more film, including Ek Tha Raja (1996).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raj Babbar & Dayal Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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