Movies by Amitabh Bachchan
As part of the cast:
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The Great Gatsby (2013)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio, Carey Mulligan, Tobey Maguire …
Directed by: Baz Luhrmann
Leonardo DiCaprio stars as literary icon Jay Gatsby in this adaptation of F. Scott Fitzgerald's novel. Fascinated by the mysterious, affluent Gatsby, his neighbor Nick Carraway bears…
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Department (2012)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rana Daggubati, Sanjay Dutt …
Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Focusing on Mumbai's criminal underworld, this Bollywood film from director Ram Gopal Varma provides plenty of high-octane action as a hardened cop and a new recruit pursue their own…
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Bollywood: The Greatest Love Story Ever Told (2011)
Cast: Javed Akhtar, Dev Anand, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Rakeysh Mehra
This spectacular montage of scenes from a wealth of classic Bollywood films features numerous over-the-top song-and-dance productions along with other favored elements of Indian cinema,…
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Bbuddah Hoga Terra Baap (2011)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Sonu Sood …
Directed by: Puri Jagannath
Bollywood superstar Amitabh Bachchan plays a hit man in Parisian exile whose anger at a series of crimes brings him back to India to exact justice. Visiting his past also raises other issues…
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Aarakshan (2011)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Manoj Bajpai …
Directed by: Prakash Jha
The controversial decision by India's supreme court to establish caste-based reservations for jobs in education causes conflict between teacher Deepak Kumar and his longtime mentor,…
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Rann (2010)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Mohnish Bahl …
Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
In this socially conscious drama, Bollywood director Ram Gopal Varma sheds light on the interplay between news media and politics -- and one man's fight to preserve some semblance of…
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Teen Patti (2010)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Amitabh Bachchan, R. Madhavan …
Directed by: Leena Yadav
Luck brings together math expert Perci Trachtenberg (Ben Kingsley) and obscure genius Venkat Subramaniam (Amitabh Bachchan) in a casino, but the foundations of probability may be utterly…
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Delhi 6 (2009)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Abhishek Bachchan …
Directed by: Rakeysh Mehra
Although he was born in America, Roshan (Abhishek Bachchan) decides to take his ill grandmother back home to India. Arriving in Chandni Chowk, the ancient walled city of Delhi, Roshan finds…
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Paa (2009)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Vidya Balan …
Directed by: R. Balki
Real-life father and son reverse roles in this drama featuring Bollywood idol Amitabh Bachchan, who portrays a youth with a rare condition that causes him to age rapidly. Abhishek Bachchan…
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Aladin (2009)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Jaqueline Fernandes …
Directed by: Sujoy Ghosh
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan stars as the genie who pops out of a lamp to grant college student Aladin (Ritesh Deshmukh) three wishes in this contemporary take on The Arabian Nights. But…
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Bhoothnath (2008)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Juhi Chawla, Shaana Diya …
Directed by: Vivek Sharma
Ghost Bhoothnath (Amitabh Bachchan) protects the house he haunts with fierce dedication, trying to keep interlopers out. But when a family with a young boy moves in, a strong bond develops…
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Sarkar Raj (2008)
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan, Victor Banerjee …
Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
In this sequel to the 2005 hit Sarkar, Anita Rajan (Aishwarya Rai), a power company CEO, plans a new facility in the rural Indian state of Maharashtra. Business-savvy Shankar (Abhishek…
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God Tussi Great Ho (2008)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Manisha Koirala …
Directed by: Rumi Jaffery
After Arun (Salman Khan) curses God for causing misfortune, the Almighty (Amitabh Bachchan) appears to him and grants him unlimited powers for one week. Rather than making the world a better…
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Eklavya (2007)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Saif Ali Khan …
Directed by: Vidhu Vinod Chopra
An expatriate prince (Saif Ali Khan) returns to claim his kingdom in Rajathsan and discovers a land in chaos. His brother holds the local peasants in the grip of terror, and his own life is…
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Jhoom Barabar Jhoom (2007)
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Preity Zinta, Bobby Deol …
Directed by: Shaad Ali Sahgal
Sparks fly when strangers Rikki and Alvira strike up a conversation while waiting for their significant others at a train station. After they part ways, both realize they've just met…
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Cheeni Kum (2007)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinay Jain, Tabu …
Directed by: R. Balki
Buddhadev Gupta (Amitabh Bachchan), owner of London's foremost Indian restaurant, has spent most of his 64 years shutting people out. Only his cooking, his ancient mother and a…
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Om Shanti Om (2007)
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Deepika Padukone, Arjun Rampal …
Directed by: Farah Khan
In the 1970s, small-time actor Om (Shah Rukh Khan) falls in love with superstar Shanti (Deepika Padukone), but the two of them are later killed in a suspicious on-set fire. When he's…
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Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007)
Cast: Mohanlal, Ajay Devgan, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Ex-cop Narasimha hires a pair of best friends, Raj and Heero, to find and capture crime boss Babban, the man who killed Narasimha's family. But while training to defeat Babban, the two…
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The Last Lear (2007)
Cast: Arjun Rampal, Amitabh Bachchan, Preity Zinta …
Directed by: Rituparno Ghosh
Brash young movie director Siddharth (Arjun Rampal) coaxes fabled Shakespearean stage actor Harish "Harry" Mishra (Amitabh Bachchan) out of retirement to do a film, only to discover the…
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Family (2006)
Cast: Akshay Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Bhoomika Chawla …
Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi
This crime drama from India tells the story of two disparate families that have one thing in common: Both value loyalty above all else. Wealth and violence surround underworld kingpin…
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Darna Zaroori Hai (2006)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Anil Kapoor …
Directed by: J.D. Chakravarthi, Manish Gupta
Seven Bollywood directors lend their vision to this supernatural-themed collection of spooky vignettes. Boasting an all-star cast -- including Amitabh Bachchan, Ritesh Deshmukh, Anil Kapoor,…
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Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna (2006)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Rani Mukerji …
Directed by: Karan Johar
This epic romance set in New York chronicles the story of football player Dev Saran (Shahrukh Khan) and Maya (Rani Mukherjee), who both lead unhappy lives, are committed to loveless marriages…
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Shootout at Lokhandwala (2006)
Cast: Shabbir Ahluwalia, Abhishek Bachchan, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Apoorva Lakhia
Based on a true story, this action film follows an incident that stunned a nation in the early 1990s. In Mumbai, India, the notorious gangster Maya (Vivek Oberoi) holds off veteran cop Khan…
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Baabul (2006)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Salman Khan, Hema Malini …
Directed by: Ravi Chopra
When his only son dies in a tragic accident, Balraaj does the unthinkable to pull his grieving daughter-in-law out of a depression: He acts as matchmaker and urges her to marry a man who has…
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Black (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Nandana Sen …
Directed by: Sanjay Leela Bhansali
As the result of an illness she suffered as an infant, young Michelle McNally (Rani Mukherjee) can't see, hear or speak. Watching their daughter lash out violently, Michelle's…
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Bunty Aur Babli (2005)
Cast: Abhishek Bachchan, Rani Mukerji, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Shaad Ali Sahgal
Longing to escape humdrum village life, Rakesh and Vimmi each set off to see the world with bold aspirations to make their mark on the universe. But along the way, their destinies collide,…
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Viruddh (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore, Sanjay Dutt …
Directed by: Mahesh V. Manjrekar
Bollywood icon Amitabh Bachchan stars in this gripping drama about two parents who take a stand against a corrupt political system in the face of their son's tragic death. When their…
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Sarkar (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Abhishek Bachchan, Kay Kay …
Directed by: Ram Gopal Varma
Inspired by The Godfather, this intense crime drama centers on powerful patriarch and gangster Sarkar (Amitabh Bachchan). When his son Vishnu (Kay Kay) murders a film star, Sarkar turns his…
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Dil Jo Bhi Kahey (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Revathi, Karan Sharma …
Directed by: Romesh Sharma
While studying in Stockholm, Jai Sinha (Karan Sharman) meets the love of his life, a fellow student named Sophie Besson (Annabelle Wallace). But there's just one problem: Sophie's…
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Ek Ajnabee (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Arjun Rampal, Perizaad Zorabian …
Directed by: Apoorva Lakhia
When mental health problems drive him away from his job as a commando, Suryaveer Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) turns to alcohol to fill the gaping void. A well-intentioned friend (Arjun Rampal)…
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Waqt: The Race Against Time (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Priyanka Chopra …
Directed by: Vipul Amrutlal Shah
Though they both adore their son, Ishwar (Amitabh Bachchan) and Sumi (Shefali Shah) differ in key ways: Ishwar thinks the boy, Aditya (Akshay Kumar), can do no wrong and, even if he does, the…
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Amitabh Dhamaka (2005)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan
Indian cinema legend Amitabh Bachchan performs some of the best-loved songs from classic Bollywood movies, including "Rimzim Gire Saawan" from the film Manzil and "Aji Theharo Jara Dekho"…
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Khakee (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Ajay Devgan …
Directed by: Rajkumar Santoshi
All bets are off when the crack police team escorting hardened terrorist Igbal Ansari from Chandanghad to Mumbai is obliterated, except for one determined cop who manages to keep the killer…
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Deewaar (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Akshaye Khanna …
Directed by: Milan Luthria
A landmark film, and perhaps the first Hindi movie to deal with the great escape of Indian prisoners of war from Pakistani holding camps, Deewaar tells the story of a few prisoners of the…
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Lakshya (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hrithik Roshan, Preity Zinta …
Directed by: Farhan Akhtar
Building on the success of his feature film debut, Dil Chahta Hai, Bollywood director Farhan Akhtar made this follow-up based on a misguided teenager's eventual transformation into a war…
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Dev (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Om Puri, Amrish Puri …
Directed by: Govind Nihalani
Director Govind Nihalani's searing political commentary examines the frustrations of being an Indian citizen while staying true to the Muslim faith -- an almost dichotomous social…
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Aetbaar (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, John Abrahams, Bipasha Basu …
Directed by: Vikram Bhatt
Dr. Malhotra is simply overprotective of his daughter Ria, but she finds him possessive. The two face their father-daughter struggles just fine until Aryan arrives. Aryan is everything Dr.…
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Kyun! Ho Gaya Na (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Aishwarya Rai, Vivek Oberoi …
Directed by: Sameer Karnik
Cinematic lovebirds Aishwarya Rai and Vivek Oberoi star in this love story about a sweet young girl, Diya (Rai), brought up by her widowed father (Tinnu Anand) on a coffee plantation in the…
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Hum Kaun Hai (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dimple Kapadia, Dharmendra …
Directed by: Ravi Sharma Shankar
Dimple Kapadia, Amitabh Bachchan and Moushumi Chatterjee star in this eerie mystery. The film centers on the Williams family -- mother Sandra and her two kids, Sarah and David, and…
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Veer-Zaara (2004)
Cast: Shahrukh Khan, Preity Zinta, Rani Mukerji …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Squadron leader Veer Pratap Singh (Shahrukh Khan) is a rescue pilot with the Indian Air Force. One day, on duty, he comes across Zaara (Preity Zinta), a stranded girl from Pakistan. Veer…
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Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Akshay Kumar, Bobby Deol …
Directed by: Anil Sharma
All Maj. Amarjeet Singh wants is for his grandson Kunal to be as noble and brave as Amarjeet and the boy's father, Vikramjeet. But Kunal has other plans and does not wish to follow in…
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Do Anjaane (2004)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Prem Chopra …
Rekha dreams of being a famous dancer but must stifle her ambition after marrying Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) and becoming a housewife and mother. But when Amit dies in a train accident, she…
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Baghban (2003)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Paresh Rawal …
Directed by: Ravi Chopra
Raj Malhotra (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife, Pooja (Hema Malini), have four sons, who they have raised to be well educated and good citizens. But when Raj retires, the children forsake…
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Armaan (2003)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Kapoor, Preity Zinta …
Directed by: Honey Irani
In a hospital owned by an idealistic doctor (who's also a philanthropist), cynicism or indifference never prevails, despite the harsh reality of fighting disease on a daily basis. The…
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Boom (2003)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Gulshan Grover …
Directed by: Kaizad Gustad
Three female supermodels (played by real-life models Padma Lakshmi, Madhu Sapre and Katrina Kaif) live and work together in the jet-set world of international fashion. Off the ramp, however,…
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Legends Forever: Dilip Kumar & Amitabh Bachchan (2003)
Cast: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan
Finally, compiled on one video is a treasure trove of tunes and film clips from two luminaries of Indian cinema: Dilip Kumar and Amitabh Bachchan. Included are Kumar's memorable scenes…
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Hum Kisise Kum Nahin (2002)
Cast: Sanjay Dutt, Aishwarya Rai, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: David Dhawan
Munnabhai (Sanjay Dutt) is a dreaded gangster. While beating up a few foes, he spots a beautiful girl in the crowd, and his hot blood gets even hotter. He's so smitten that he begins to…
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Kaante (2002)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjay Dutt, Sunil Shetty …
Directed by: Sanjay Gupta
To pull off the perfect heist, six strangers come together and have to learn to trust one another. But when a simple robbery goes wrong, they realize that someone in their midst must be an…
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Ek Rishtaa (2001)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Akshay Kumar …
Directed by: Suneel Darshan
Vijay Kapoor (Amitabh Bachchan) is an immensely successful, caring businessman with a wonderful family. He's earned his wealth the hard way and believes there is no substitute for…
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Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham (2001)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Shahrukh Khan …
Directed by: Karan Johar
Businessman Yash Raichand (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife Nandini (Jaya Bachchan) have raised their sons with love and affection, but Yash disowns his adopted son Rahul (Shah Rukh Khan) after…
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Abhimaan (2000)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Asrani …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Hindi director Hrishikesh Mukherjee's gentile drama revolves around a successful singer, Subir (Amitabh Bachchan), who's captivated by the passionate singing voice of Uma (Jaya…
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Amitabh Collection: Vol. 1 (2000)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan
A comprehensive tribute to the career of legendary Indian film superstar Amitabh Bachchan, this program showcases the ever-popular performer singing, dancing and acting in a wide variety of…
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Mohabbatein (2000)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Uday Chopra …
Directed by: Aditya Chopra
With the support of a teacher who advises the boys to follow their hearts, three teens experience the confusion of love and its many layers: Sameer pines for a childhood friend; rugged Vicky…
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Eros Blockbuster Hits Vol. 1 (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shahrukh Khan, Aamir Khan …
Directed by: Various artists
This compilation of hits from popular Bollywood movies features tunes from Dil Se, Pardes, Jeans, Ghulam, Gupt, Raja Hindustani, Major Saab, Dushman, Border, Duplicate, Mrityudand, Tere Mere…
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Music Box: Vol. 1 (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Asha Bhosle, Talat Aziz …
The first installment of Media Digital's collection of Indipop songs features 20 ditties, including Bachchan's "Eir bir," Udit Narayan's "Ab Yeh Mohabbat," Asha Bhosle's…
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Sooryavansham (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Soundarya, Anupam Kher …
Directed by: E. V. V. Satyanaryan
Thakur (Amitabh Bachan) is the respected decision-maker in his small rural town, and his illiterate son, Heera (also played by Bachan), is his only embarrassment. Heera and his well-educated…
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Kohram (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Nana Patekar, Tabu …
Directed by: Mehul Kumar
The upper echelons of the Indian army are shocked when one of their own, Col. Balbir Singh Sodhi (Amitabh Bachchan), tries to assassinate a government minister (Danny Denzongpa). Presumed…
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Hindustan Ki Kasam (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Manisha Koirala …
Directed by: Veeru Devgan
In this dramatic tale of twin brothers separated during the partition of India, Ajay Devgun plays both twins. One is an Indian novelist, and the other is a Pakistani government agent…
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EVP Songs: Vol. 1 (1999)
Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore …
This packed music video collection features performances from four Bollywood theatrical releases: eight songs from Abhimaan, five from Dharamveer, seven from Aradhana and seven from Sawan Ki Ghata.
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Lal Baadshah (1999)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Manisha Koirala, Shilpa Shetty …
Directed by: K.C. Bokadia
Lal Singh has lived his entire life with his mother (Nirupa Roy) and several disadvantaged others in a tiny Bombay basti. Lal's reputation as a warm, giving soul who has a fierce…
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Major Saab (1998)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ajay Devgan, Sonali Bendre …
Directed by: Varinder Raj Anand
In this Indian take on An Officer and a Gentleman, military-school trainer Maj. Jasbir Singh Rana (Amitabh Bachchan) takes on new recruit Virendra Pratap Singh (Ajay Devgan). But the…
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Bade Miyan Chote Miyan (1998)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Govinda, Raveena Tandon …
Directed by: David Dhawan
Police partners Arjun Singh (Amitabh Bachchan) and Pyare Mohan (Govinda) spend so much time together on the job that they can finish each other's sentences -- or fool two beautiful women…
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Mrityudaata (1997)
Cast: Dimple Kapadia, Amitabh Bachchan, Karisma Kapoor …
Directed by: Mehul Kumar
Amitabh Bachchan stars as Ram Prasad -- a celebrated medical doctor whose brother Bharat (Ali Khan) is framed for murder and subsequently commits suicide in prison -- in this Bollywood drama.…
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Professor Ki Padosan (1993)
Cast: Sanjeev Kumar, Padmini Kolhapure, Asha Parekh …
Directed by: S.L. Soni
In this 1993 Bollywood yarn, married college instructor Vidyadhar (Sanjeev Kumar) finds his once-humdrum life anything but dull after winsome actress Menaka Khanna (Padmini Kolhapure) rents…
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Khuda Gawah (1992)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sridevi, Nagarjuna Akkineni …
Directed by: Mukul Anand
Afghan warrior Badshah Khan (Amitabh Bachchan) falls in love with Benazir (Sridevi), a woman from a neighboring clan, when she beats him in a game of buzkashi. But before she'll marry…
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Indrajeet (1991)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Kumar Gaurav, Madhavi …
Directed by: K.V. Raju
Revenge finds its way into an idyllic life when Shanti Devi (Jayapradha), the adopted daughter of police detective Indrajeet (Amitabh Bachchan), finds her new husband killed by murderers…
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Akayla (1991)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jackie Shroff, Amrita Singh …
Directed by: Ramesh Sippy
Things are finally looking up for police inspector Vijay Verma (Amitabh Bachchan) when he falls for a pretty dancer (Amrita Singh). But his luck doesn't last long, as a couple of…
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Agneepath (1990)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Mithun Chakraborty, Danny Denzongpa …
Directed by: Mukul Anand
Amitabh Bachchan stars in this violent Hindi action-drama as Vijay Dinanath Chahuan, who must take care of his family after his innocent father is implicated in a mob scandal and lynched. As…
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Hum (1990)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajini Kanith, Kimi Katkar …
Directed by: Mukul Anand
Ruthless gangster Bakhtawar (Danny Denzongpa) targets dockyard union organizer Tiger (Amitabh Bachchan) for death, but he is beaten to the punch by corrupt cop Girdhar (Anupam Kher), who…
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Aaj Ka Arjun (1990)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Amrish Puri, Jayapradha …
Directed by: K.C. Bokadia
Bollywood legend Amitabh Bachchan stars in this Hindi crime thriller full of intrigue, revenge and civil honor. Thakur (Amrish Puri) and his son, Lakhan (Kiran Kumar), are the town's…
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Main Azaad Hoon (1989)
Cast: Shabana Azmi, Amitabh Bachchan, Annu Kapoor …
Directed by: Tinnu Anand
If journalist Subhashni Saigal (Shabana Azmi) is going to keep her job, she'll have to come up with a big story that satisfies her power-hungry boss. When she dreams up a martyr named…
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Shahenshah (1988)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Sheshadri, Amrish Puri …
Directed by: Tinnu Anand
When villains frame a police officer, he kills himself in shame. His son (Amitabh Bachchan) grows up to be a policeman as well, but one with two personalities. By day, he's an…
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Gangaa Jamunna Saraswathi (1988)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Meenakshi Seshadri, Jayapradha …
Ganga (Amitabh Bachchan) and Jamuna (Meenakshi Seshadri) are in love and vow to spend the rest of their lives together. But both lovers have other admirers who will stop at nothing to keep…
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Jalwa (1987)
Cast: Naseeruddin Shah, Saeed Jaffrey, Pankaj Kapoor …
Directed by: Pankaj Parashar
On a crusade to fight drugs, dedicated cop Kapil suspects he may be in over his head. As he works his way up the chain, from street dealers to ever larger suppliers, Kapil discovers that the…
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Sharaabi (1984)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jayapradha, Satyen Kappu …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
Vicky is an alcoholic whose father, a wealthy entrepreneur, never paid any attention to him. Vicky's world is brightened when he meets bubbly singer and dancer Meena and they fall in…
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Inquilaab (1984)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Utpal Dutt, Iftekhar …
Directed by: Rama Rao Tatineni
This rags-to-riches tale follows Amar, a poor but popular young man who's hired as a police inspector and eventually becomes a top government official. But when his father-in-law drags…
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Andhaa Kaanoon (1983)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Rajnikant …
Directed by: Rama Rao Tatineni
This Hindi-language action/crime drama follows a forestry official's struggle to clear his name after he's wrongfully imprisoned for a murder. When he sees the real criminals living…
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Mahaan (1983)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Waheeda Rehman, Zeenat Aman …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
Janki (Waheeda Rehman) must figure out how to cope with life on her own when her husband, Amit (Amitabh Bachchan), is framed for a crime he didn't commit. Vikram Singh kills his business…
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Desh Premee (1982)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan
Directed by: Manmohan Desai
Freedom fighter Dinanath (Amitabh Bachchan) went up against the British to win India's independence; now he must fight to keep his country unified. When his wife (Sharmila Tagore) is…
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Shakti (1982)
Cast: Dilip Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar …
Directed by: Ramesh Sippy
Inspector Ashwini Kumar (Dilip Kumar) is as brave a police officer as they come. He's so upstanding and "by the book" that even when his young son, Vijay, is kidnapped, Kumar will not…
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Bemisal (1982)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Mehra …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Sudhir (Amitabh Bachchan), an orphan who was adopted by a do-gooder, is so grateful that he's spent his entire life letting his mischievous foster brother Prashant (Vinod Mehra) have…
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Satte Pe Satta (1981)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini, Amjad Khan …
When Ravi Anand (Amitabh Bachchan) -- the oldest of seven brothers who run a farm together -- marries a pretty nurse (Hema Malini), his six younger siblings are inspired to follow suit in…
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Kaalia (1981)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Asha Parekh, Parveen Babi …
Directed by: Tinnu Anand
Shamu (Kader Khan) is hurt on the job and his employer, Shahani Seth (Amjad Khan), refuses to pay up. Shamu's outraged younger brother, Kallu (Amitabh Bachchan), is caught breaking into…
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Silsila (1981)
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Brothers Amit, a writer, and Shekhar, a military pilot, share a strong fraternal bond. So when Shekhar is killed in the line of duty, Amit feels obligated to marry his brother's pregnant…
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Laawaris (1981)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Ranjeet …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
Vidya (Rakhee Gulzar) and Ranvir (Amzad Khan) fall in love, and Vidya is soon with child. She carries the baby to term without Ranvir's support, only to die after giving birth. The…
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Yaarana (1981)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Neetu Singh, Tanuja …
Directed by: Rakesh Kumar
Rakesh Kumar directs this drama about cruel intentions and thwarted love. Forced to marry the cruel J.B., Lalita manages to run away from under his heavy hand and assumes the identity of…
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Naseeb (1981)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Raj Kapoor, Shammi Kapoor …
Directed by: Manmohan Desai
After a customer gives him a winning lottery ticket in lieu of payment, waiter Namdev (Pran) shares his windfall with friends Damu (Amjad Khan), Raghu (Kader Khan) and Jaggi (Jagdish Raj).…
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Ram Balram (1980)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Dharmendra, Rekha …
Directed by: Vijay Anand
Raised by their evil Uncle Jaggu (Ajit), two orphaned brothers learn at a young age the fine art of conning other people. Ram (Dharmendra) grows up to become a mechanic, while Balram (Amitabh…
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Shaan (1980)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar …
"SHAAN" is a story of youthful adventure, love and romance and the incredible world of crime that can exist in a 20th Century no-man island.
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Kaala Patthar (1979)
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Rakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Inspired by real events, this drama follows three improbable heroes -- a disgraced naval officer, an ex-con and a compassionate engineer -- who join forces to save hundreds of trapped men…
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Manzil (1979)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Moushumi Chatterjee, Rakesh Pandey …
Directed by: Basu Chatterjee
As he struggles to break out of his middle-class rut and start his own business, Ajay (Amitabh Bachchan) tries to win the hand of a wealthy girl (Moushumi Chatterjee) by pretending he's…
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Kasme Vaade (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Randhir Kapoor …
Directed by: Ramesh Bhel
College professor Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) shares digs with his artist wife, Suman (Raakhee), and jobless younger brother, Raju (Randhir Kapoor) -- who falls in with bad company. After Amit…
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Muqaddar Ka Sikanddar (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rakhee Gulzar, Vinod Khanna …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
When homeless orphan Sikandar (Amitabh Bachchan) becomes a servant to a wealthy family, he falls in love with the daughter, Kamna Ramnath (Rakhee). But Sikandar's love is doomed; class…
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Don (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman, Pran …
Directed by: Chandra Barot
After mob kingpin Don is killed by police, officer D'Silva (Iftekhar) meets Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) -- a dead ringer for the dead gangster -- and asks him to impersonate the villain so…
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Mr. Natwarlal (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Ajit …
Directed by: Rakesh Kumar
As a child, Natwar (Amitabh Bachchan) sees his policeman brother kicked off the force after being framed by Vikram (Amjad Khan), a ruthless smuggler. Rakesh Kumar's romantic…
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Trishul (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Hema Malini …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Raj (Sanjeev Kumar) and Shanti (Waheeda Rehman) plan to wed, until Raj's mother convinces him to marry into money -- just as Shanti reveals that she is pregnant. Years later, Shanti…
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Ganga Ki Saugand (1978)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan, Anwar Hussain …
Directed by: Sultan Ahmed
When Jeeva's (Amitabh Bachchan) elderly mother is abused at the hands of Jaswant Singh (Amjad Khan), the corrupt thakur who rules the region with an iron hand, the young man immediately…
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Alaap (1977)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Asrani …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Returning home after graduating from a music college, Alok Prasad (Amitabh Bachchan) soon clashes with his autocratic attorney father (Om Prakash), who insists that Alok abandon his music and…
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Amar Akbar Anthony (1977)
Cast: Vinod Khanna, Rishi Kapoor, Amitabh Bachchan …
Directed by: Manmohan Desai
Abandoned in a park by their father, Amar (Vinod Khanna), Akbar (Rishi Kapoor) and Anthony (Amitabh Bachchan) grow up independently and have no knowledge of one another. They're reunited…
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Parvarish (1977)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Shabana Azmi …
Directed by: Manmohan Desai
Bachchan's rascal and Khanna's cop find their friendship strained after one of them is accidentally injured. With diverging views on crime control, they also get tangled with two…
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Khoon Pasina (1977)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Vinod Khanna …
Directed by: Rakesh Kumar
A Hindu woman (Nirupa Roy) takes in a Muslim boy named Shera and raises him, along with her biological son Shiva (Amitabh Bachchan), after his parents are killed. When evil gangster Zalim…
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Immaan Dharam (1977)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Rekha …
Directed by: Desh Mukherjee
Ahmed (Amitabh Bachchan) and Mohan (Shashi Kapoor) are a couple of opportunistic scam artists who act as mock witnesses in court trials. Drumming up business at the courthouse, the…
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Kabhi Kabhie (1976)
Cast: Shashi Kapoor, Waheeda Rehman, Rakhee Gulzar …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Forced apart by their families, poet Amit and his true love, Pooja, marry other people. But years later, when Pooja's son, Vicky, falls in love with a girl named Pinky, their connection…
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Sholay (1975)
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Hema Malini …
Directed by: Ramesh Sippy
When former police chief Thakur (Sanjeev Kumar) vows to exact revenge on bandit Gabbar (Amjad Khan), who brutally gunned down his family, he hires two petty crooks, Veeru (Dharmendra) and Jai…
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Namak Haraam (1975)
Cast: Rajesh Khanna, Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Told in flashback, this engrossing drama champions grass-roots socialism, disguised as a male-bonding tale of two friends -- one of whom finds work in a factory owned by the other.
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Chupke Chupke (1975)
Cast: Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Sharmila Tagore …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Newly married Parimal Tripathi (Dharmendra) develops an inferiority complex as a result of the fawning admiration his bride (Sharmila Tagore) shows toward her brother-in-law, Raghav Sharma…
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Hera Pheri (1975)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Saira Banu …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
Vijay (Amitabh Bachchan) and Ajay (Vinod Khanna) make a living by conning bad guys out of dubiously earned money. But their partnership comes to an end when Vijay discovers that the man who…
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Zameer (1975)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Saira Banu, Master Alankar …
Directed by: Ravi Chopra
In the course of an encounter with dacoits, the powerful Thakur Maharaj Singh (Shammi Kapoor) kills the chief's son. To avenge this tragedy, the dacoits kidnap Thakur's son. Ram…
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Deewaar (1975)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Nirupa Roy …
Directed by: Yash Chopra
Two wayward brothers, Vijay and Ravi, share only one bond -- the love of their mother. But is that strong abiding affection enough to crumble the emotional wall (a wall of dogmas) that Ravi…
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Mili (1975)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Ashok Kumar, Usha Kiran …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
Mili (Jaya Bhaduri) lives in an apartment with her father, brother and a widowed aunt, but the entire building is her extended family. She loves spending time with her friends on the…
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Roti Kapada Aur Makaan (1974)
Cast: Manoj Kumar, Amitabh Bachchan, Zeenat Aman …
Directed by: Manoj Kumar
A group of young people struggles to make sense of their lives in this dramatic film. Bharat (Manoj Kumar) is an unemployed, illiterate young man who's overwhelmed by life, and Sheetal…
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Benaam (1974)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Prem Chopra, Iftekhar …
Directed by: Narendra Bedi
When Amit (Amitabh Bachchan) and his wife (Moushumi Chatterjee) rush a man to the hospital after witnessing his attempted murder, their good deed quickly goes sour when they begin to get…
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Zanjeer (1973)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Jaya Bhaduri, Pran …
Directed by: Prakash Mehra
A police officer (Amitabh Bachchan), who as a child witnessed his parents' murders, clashes constantly with superiors over his methods. The officer's 20 years of pent-up rage come…
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Bandhe Haath (1973)
Cast: Mumtaz, Amitabh Bachchan, Ajit …
To elude the police, small-time thief Shyamu (Amitabh Bachchan) poses as an ailing poet named Deepak. Soon, he receives respect and admiration like he's never known, inspiring him to…
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Reshma Aur Shera (1972)
Cast: Rakhee Gulzar, Amitabh Bachchan, Vinod Khanna …
Directed by: Sunil Dutt
Retelling of the Rajasthani, the legend about the love of Reshma and Shera amid violent feudal conlfict between their clans.
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Raaste Ka Patthar (1972)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Shatrughan Sinha, Laxmi Chhaya …
Directed by: Mukul Dutt
Ambitious Jai (Amitabh Bachchan) has spent years building a profitable career and a comfortable life. But unexpected events force him to examine the price he's paid for the success…
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Pyar Ki Kahani (1971)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Anil Dhawan, Tanuja …
Directed by: Ravee Nagaich
Unable to find a good job, Ram (Amitabh Bachchan) works in a low-level office position. When he meets the despondent Ravi (Anil Dhawan), he talks the suicidal man through his trauma and asks…
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Anand (1970)
Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Rajesh Khanna, Dara Singh …
Directed by: Hrishikesh Mukherjee
When a doctor (Amitabh Bachchan) wins a literary prize for his first novel, he reveals that his subject was based in fact, not fiction. Via flashback, he tells the story of Anand Saigal…