Sanjeev Kumar 's Top Rated Movies in IMDb
by admirbeuty | created - 05 Sep 2022 | updated - 21 Oct 2022 | PublicIt features films rated 7 and above only.
Ompuri heads the list with 68 films rated 7 and above.
The Highest rated film is Koshish with 8.4
6 of the film is rated 8 to 8.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
40 of the films are rated 7 to 7.9 out of 10 in IMDb ratings.
Hari Bhai ranks 2nd after Om Puri.
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1. Koshish (1972)
125 min | Drama
A speech and hearing-impaired couple persists through unforgiving obstacles to be accepted by society and live a life of dignity.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Govardhan Asrani, Seema Deo
Votes: 1,751
2. Angoor (1982)
Not Rated | 131 min | Comedy
Based on Shakespeare's 'A Comedy of Errors', this is a story of identical twins (2 pairs) and mistaken identities.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Deven Verma, Aruna Irani
Votes: 5,823
3. Satyakam (1969)
175 min | Drama
The tale begins in the final days of the British Raj in India. A cohort of engineering students graduate a few months before Independence. Satyapriya and Naren are among the graduate ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Dharmendra, Sharmila Tagore, Rabi Ghosh
Votes: 823
4. Sholay (1975)
Not Rated | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
After his family is murdered by a notorious and ruthless bandit, a former police officer enlists the services of two outlaws to capture the bandit.
Director: Ramesh Sippy | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Dharmendra, Amitabh Bachchan, Amjad Khan
Votes: 58,755
5. The Season (1975)
156 min | Musical, Romance
A medical student, Amarnath meets and falls in love with the daughter of a herbal medicine healer, Chanda while preparing for his exams in Darjeeling. He returns to Calcutta to sit his ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Om Shivpuri, Agha
Votes: 1,009
6. Aandhi (1975)
133 min | Drama, Romance
Hotel manager J.K. (Sanjeev Kumar) works there. One day, he bravely steps in to save Aarti, the drunken daughter of a politician (Suchitra Sen). Aarti and J.K. have a small ceremony to ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Suchitra Sen, Sanjeev Kumar, Om Shivpuri, Manmohan
Votes: 1,648
7. Imaan (1974)
Not Rated | 131 min | Action, Reality-TV, Romance
Madhav is a soft-spoken man who commits a crime to help his family and is sent to jail. When he released he is given a shop by a benefactor who wants to help him start a new life. He moves ... See full summary »
Director: B. Padmanabham | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Johnny Walker, Bhagwan Palav
Votes: 35
8. Namkeen (1982)
112 min | Drama, Family
Namkeen revolves around Jugni, a folk theatre dancer who lives with her three daughters in a remote village, and how their lives change when a truck driver, begins living with them as a tenant.
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Shabana Azmi, Kiran Vairale
Votes: 519
9. Anokhi Raat (1968)
120 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
In order to save her grandfather's mansion, Rama agrees to marry a much older male, Madanlal, who decides to sell some artifacts to prospective wealthy buyers, including Mr. and Mrs. Rai. ... See full summary »
Director: Asit Sen | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Zaheeda, Tarun Bose, Aruna Irani
Votes: 125
10. Aashirwad (1968)
146 min | Drama
Shivnath Choudhary lives a wealthy lifestyle in Chandanpur, India, along with his wife, Leela, and 8 year old daughter, Neena. He likes to mingle with poor folk much, especially Baiju, to ... See full summary »
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Ashok Kumar, Sanjeev Kumar, Sumita Sanyal, Veena
Votes: 261
11. Dastak (1970)
Not Rated | 145 min | Drama
Tells the story of newly weds Hamid and Salma. They move into a rental flat next door to the local red light district. The flat had been the former home of a well known mujra and qawali ... See full summary »
Director: Rajinder Singh Bedi | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Rehana Sultan, Shakeela Bano Bhopali, Anwar Hussain
Votes: 164
12. Parichay (1972)
145 min | Drama, Family, Musical
In desperate need of a job, unemployed Ravi (Jeetendra) goes to his maternal uncle (A.K. Hangal) and aunt (Leela Mishra) in their village for a few days. His uncle decides that he can be a ... See full summary »
Director: Gulzar | Stars: Jeetendra, Jaya Bachchan, Pran Sikand, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 964
13. Trishul (1978)
167 min | Action, Drama, Musical
An engineer visiting a town, has a brief affair with a local girl and walks off, leaving her with a child. The son grows up to avenge his deserted mother. Vijay is the angry young man playing the son.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Sanjeev Kumar, Shashi Kapoor, Hema Malini
Votes: 2,462
14. Kaala Patthar (1979)
Not Rated | 176 min | Action, Drama, History
Inspired by a true mining tragedy the film is about people from all walks of life showing courage and character to fight the forces of nature.
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor, Shatrughan Sinha, Rakhee Gulzar
Votes: 2,761
15. Griha Pravesh (1979)
134 min | Drama, Romance
Amar and Mansi meet through their respective families and have an arranged marriage. Amar, a book-keeper, is very thrifty, intends to save money so that they can buy their very own flat, ... See full summary »
Director: Basu Bhattacharya | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Sharmila Tagore, Sarika Thakur, Vishal Desai
Votes: 148
16. Log Kya Kahenge (1982)
120 min | Drama
Ruma (Shabana Azmi) and Gopal (Navin Nischol) loves each other and have plans to marry. However, Ruma gets married to Dr. Jeevan (Sanjeev Kumar), much to her father's insistence. Ruma tries... See full summary »
Director: B.R. Ishara | Stars: Navin Nischol, Shabana Azmi, Shatrughan Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar
Votes: 20
17. Oonch Neech Beech (1989)
126 min | Drama, Family
The film is based on an incredible true story about a village woman who gets lost at a railway station and waits fourteen years for her husband to come.
Directors: Wasi Khan, Prayag Raj | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Shashi Kapoor, Smita Patil
Votes: 21
18. Saathi (1968)
156 min | Drama, Romance
A doctor doing research on cancer treatment faces challenges when he first loses his wife, and then his vision.
Director: C.V. Sridhar | Stars: Vyjayanthimala, Rajendra Kumar Tuli, Simi Garewal, Pahadi Sanyal
Votes: 102
19. Dharti Kahe Pukar Ke (1969)
Drama, Romance
This is the story of three brothers Gangaram, Moti and Shiv. Story revolves around Moti who is now an advocate in the big city owing to loan which his brother Gangaram took for his ... See full summary »
Director: Dulal Guha | Stars: Nanda Karnataki, Jeetendra, Sanjeev Kumar, Nivedita
Votes: 86
20. The Chess Players (1977)
Not Rated | 129 min | Comedy, Drama, History
In 1856, two obsessed noblemen ignore everything while playing chess and fail to notice British rule extending into their Indian province.
Director: Satyajit Ray | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Saeed Jaffrey, Shabana Azmi, Farida Jalal
Votes: 4,067
21. Mukti (I) (1977)
150 min | Crime, Drama, Romance
Kailash Sharma is found guilty of sexually molesting Shanno and killing Dheeraj Kumar Verma, and sentenced to be hanged by the Jammu & Kashmir Sessions Court. After his appeals at both High... See full summary »
Director: Raj Tilak | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Deven Verma
Votes: 82
22. Arjun Pandit (1976)
Drama, Family
Director: Hrishikesh Mukherjee | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Srividya, Ashok Kumar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 79
23. Anubhav (1971)
139 min | Drama
Meeta Sen (Tanuja) and Amar Sen (Sanjeev Kumar) have been married for several years. Due to Amar's hectic work schedule, the couple have not had children, as there was no time for intimacy.... See full summary »
Director: Basu Bhattacharya | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Tanuja Samarth, Dinesh Thakur, A.K. Hangal
Votes: 192
24. Swayamvar (1980)
Not Rated | 161 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The second wife of kind-hearted,and generous Amirchand Bhargav is Durgadevi Bhargav (Nadira), who is exactly the opposite of her late husband. She rules over her household, alongwith her ... See full summary »
Director: P. Sambasiva Rao | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Vidya Sinha
Votes: 117
25. Sachaai (1969)
PG | 160 min | Drama, Comedy, Action
Ashok and Kishore (Shammi Kapoor and Sanjeev Kumar respectively) are two room-mates, living in a hostel. While Ashok takes to crime and dishonesty, Kishore is honest to a fault. When ... See full summary »
Director: K. Shankar | Stars: Shammi Kapoor, Sadhana Shivdasani, Sanjeev Kumar, Pran Sikand
Votes: 72
26. Suraag (1982)
128 min | Thriller, Mystery
Prof Saxsena and Dr Gupta are friends living in Los Angeles USA. Dr Gupta decides to marry an indian girl, so they plan to visit Bombay, India, to select a suitor.
Directors: Jag Mundhra, Ambrish Sangal | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Rajesh Khanna, Tina Ambani
Votes: 71
27. Haathon Ki Lakeeren (1986)
139 min | Drama, Family, Musical
Geeta lives a poor lifestyle with her widowed mother in Bhavnagar, Gujarat, who works as a Nurse in a hospital run by Dr. Bhanu Pratap, while she herself sings and dances in a hotel. She is... See full summary »
Director: Chetan Anand | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Zeenat Aman, Jackie Shroff, Priya Rajvansh
Votes: 54
28. Badal (1966)
Not Rated | 150 min | Action, Adventure, Musical
A man who honors his mother's request to go and gift a special amulet to the Maharaja winds up witnessing the man's murder by a royal priest.
Director: Aspi Irani | Stars: Sheikh Mukhtar, L. Vijayalakshmi, Sanjeev Kumar, Hiralal
Votes: 13
29. Paapi (1977)
Action, Crime, Drama
Long lost siblings grow up on opposite sides of the law; the girl becomes a thief and the boy becomes a police officer.
Director: O.P. Ralhan | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Sanjeev Kumar, Zeenat Aman, Reena Roy
Votes: 59
30. Biwi-O-Biwi (1981)
156 min | Comedy, Romance
Singer Chandermohan is born in a well-off family and is the only child. Since he is of marriageable age, both he and his parents want him to get married. But since he was born with a strong... See full summary »
Director: Rahul Rawail | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Randhir Kapoor, Poonam Dhillon, Yogeeta Bali
Votes: 233
31. Qatl (1986)
141 min | Mystery, Thriller
A blind man plans revenge on his adulterous wife.... by murder. A taut thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat.
Director: R.K. Nayyar | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Ranjeeta Kaur, Shatrughan Sinha, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 248
32. Charitraheen (1974)
100 min | Drama, Family
The movie is about an innocent Sharmila Tagore, who meets Sanjeev Kumar and they fall in love with each other. A twist in the story happens and he gets married to another girl (Yogeeta Bali... See full summary »
Director: Shakti Samanta | Stars: Sharmila Tagore, Sanjeev Kumar, Yogeeta Bali, Madan Puri
Votes: 87
33. Rivaaj (1972)
117 min | Drama
Shekhar has fallen in love with the new priest's daughter, Lakshmi. Lakshmi's father divulges a secret...she was married and widowed as a teenager. Shekhar's mother objects to them getting ... See full summary »
Director: T. Prakash Rao | Stars: Mala Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Shatrughan Sinha, Gouri Khurana
Votes: 17
34. Kunwara Baap (1974)
137 min | Comedy, Drama
A poor rickshaw-puller adopts an abandoned child and brings him up as his son but tragedy strikes when the boy becomes crippled as a result of polio infection.
Director: Mehmood | Stars: Mehmood, Bharathi, Aachi Manorama, Bhushan Tiwari
Votes: 442
35. Silsila (1981)
Not Rated | 182 min | Drama, Family, Romance
SILSILA is a love story, thwarted by society's demands, which reappears as adultery but can it survive in the face of society?
Director: Yash Chopra | Stars: Amitabh Bachchan, Rekha, Jaya Bachchan, Shashi Kapoor
Votes: 3,139
36. Hum Hindustani (1960)
Drama, Family
Surendra Nath and Satyendra Nath are two brothers who live in an old palatial home with their dad, mom, and sister. The Nath family is undergoing hard times as their property is under ... See full summary »
Director: Ram Mukherjee | Stars: Sunil Dutt, Joy Mukherjee, Asha Parekh, Prem Chopra
Votes: 79
37. Anamika (1973)
125 min | Mystery, Romance, Musical
A writer rescues a young woman lying injured on the road. She awakens with amnesia, but insists that she is the writer's wife. Is she the victim or the perpetrator of a devious plot?
Director: Raghunath Jhalani | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Iftekhar, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 369
38. Naya Din Nai Raat (1974)
132 min | Drama, Family
Sushma believes that she is too young to get married, but her father, Lalla Banarsilal insists, and she runs away. Her adventures take her to a lonely wealthy widower with a cute daughter ... See full summary »
Director: A. Bhimsingh | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Jaya Bachchan, Sunder, Shivraj
Votes: 181
39. Zindagi (1976)
Not Rated | 139 min | Drama, Romance
Raghu Shukla lives in a small town in India with his wife, Sarojini; two sons - Naresh and Ramesh, who are married to Sudha and Shobha respectively, and altogether have three children, an ... See full summary »
Director: Ravi Tandon | Stars: Mala Sinha, Sanjeev Kumar, Vinod Mehra, Moushumi Chatterjee
Votes: 36
40. Khilona (1970)
Not Rated | 160 min | Drama, Musical, Romance
At the request of a wealthy man, a courtesan agrees to help heal his mentally disturbed son by pretending to be his wife. Her efforts only earn her abuse and wrath at the hands of most family members.
Director: Chander Vohra | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Mumtaz Askari, Durga Khote, Bipin Gupta
Votes: 393
41. Devata (1978)
Not Rated | 148 min | Drama, Family
Tony's daughter Mary gets intimate with a college friend. When he refuses to marry Mary even on Tony's insistence, he is killed by mistake. Shortly after this, the police come looking for ... See full summary »
Director: S. Ramanathan | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Shabana Azmi, Rakesh Roshan, Sarika Thakur
Votes: 70
42. Trishna (1978)
127 min | Drama
Dr. Sunil Gupta lives a wealthy lifestyle with his wife, Aarti. Although they have been married for several years, they do not have any children. Aarti did get pregnant once, but failed to ... See full summary »
Director: Anil Ganguly | Stars: Shashi Kapoor, Sanjeev Kumar, Rakhee Gulzar, Bindu Desai
Votes: 67
43. Itni Si Baat (1981)
Not Rated | 138 min | Comedy, Family
One day while travelling on the BEST bus in Bombay, Raja produces a 100 rupee note to buy a 50 paisa bus ticket, and is made fun of by the bus conductor, and asked to leave the bus. Asha, ... See full summary »
Director: Madhu M. | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Moushumi Chatterjee, Arun Govil, Tamanna
Votes: 93
44. Anhonee (1973)
127 min | Mystery, Thriller
Dr Rekha admits a patient, Sunil, in her mental hospital and soon, he responds to the treatment and recovers. They fall in love with each other but everything is not as it seems to be.
Director: Ravi Tandon | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Leena Chandavarkar, Padma Khanna, Kamini Kaushal
Votes: 71
45. Aap Ki Kasam (1974)
153 min | Romance, Drama
Rajesh Khanna plays Mumtaz's jealous husband who begins to doubt her fidelity when his best friend Sanjeev Kumar enters their lives. She is unable to convince Rajesh Khanna that she loves ... See full summary »
Director: J. Om Prakash | Stars: Rajesh Khanna, Mumtaz Askari, Sanjeev Kumar, Rehman Khan
Votes: 510
46. Pati Patni Aur Woh (1978)
141 min | Comedy, Romance
Adam & Eve live a worry-free life in paradise. They are instructed not to eat an apple. One day they cannot resist the temptation, and both take a bite out of it. Nature takes offense and ... See full summary »
Director: B.R. Chopra | Stars: Sanjeev Kumar, Vidya Sinha, Ranjeeta Kaur, Govardhan Asrani
Votes: 544
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