Raj Babbar & Salma Agha Movies Together List — 5 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Nikaah; the 1990s to Gehra Raaz. Raj Babbar acted in every film; Salma Agha acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Salma Agha was a total newcomer when she signed Nikaah (1982). Raj Babbar was already a known name. She later admitted she was terrified of him on the first day of shoot — until he deliberately flubbed a line to make her laugh and break the ice.
• In Nikaah, Raj Babbar played the possessive husband who divorces his wife. Salma Agha played the dignified woman who moves on. Their real trick: Babbar would stay in character between takes — cold and distant — so Salma's hurt reactions on camera felt raw. She didn't know he was acting off-camera too.
• Nikaah (1982) directly inspired the 1999 Pakistani drama serial 'Dhoop Kinare' — which became a cult classic in South Asia. The core conflict of a divorced woman rebuilding her life with dignity traces straight back to Salma Agha's character in that film.
• After Nikaah became a hit, Salma Agha and Raj Babbar stayed close friends for years. She once said he was the only co-star who would call her just to check in — not about work, but to ask if she'd eaten that day. They lost touch after she moved to London in the late 90s.
• Salma Agha said in a 1983 interview: 'Raj sahab taught me that acting is not about delivering lines — it's about listening. He would listen to me in a scene like I was the only person in the world.'
• In their three 1988 films — Mahaveera, Kanwarlal, and Paanch Fauladi — they played a married couple in every single one. But the twist: in Kanwarlal (3.9/10), they played a couple who barely share a scene together. The director later revealed that Babbar insisted on that separation to make their reunion more powerful. Salma agreed immediately.