- Films
- 27
- Avg rating
- 7.65
- Peak run
- 1972’77
- 7+ run
- 8 films
Every film, by IMDb rating
The career
Dot size shows IMDb votes. Films with fewer than 1,000 votes sit on the baseline.
As an actor, films with 1,000+ votes
Sanjeev by the numbers
Average
7.65
10 rated films
Vote weighted
7.67
bigger films count more
Median
7.8
half are better
Consistency
±0.59
rating spread
Career
58y
1968 to 2025
Total votes
97.2K
across every film
Best
8.4
Koshish
Worst
6.7
Hero
Newest first
Filmography
| 2025 | Sholay: The Final Cut | Thakur Baldev Singh | · | 247 |
| 1986 | Qatl | Rakesh | · | 299 |
| 1983 | Hero | Damodar Mathur | 6.7 | 1,100 |
| 1982 | Khud-Daar | Hari Srivastav | · | 552 |
| 1982 | Angoor | Ashok | 8.3 | 6,380 |
| 1982 | Namkeen | Gerulal | · | 580 |
| 1981 | Silsila | Dr. V.K. Anand | 7.1 | 3,589 |
| 1981 | Biwi-O-Biwi | Col. Mangal Singh | · | 257 |
| 1980 | Hum Paanch | Krishna | · | 297 |
| 1980 | Abdullah | Ameer (Special Appearance) | · | 258 |
| 1979 | Beloved Enemy | Thakur (Shera's Father) | · | 735 |
| 1978 | Trishul | Raj Kumar Gupta | 7.6 | 2,859 |
| 1978 | Pati Patni Aur Woh | Ranjeet Chhadha | · | 621 |
| 1977 | Immaan Dharam | Kabir Das | · | 252 |
| 1977 | The Chess Players | Mirza Sajjad Ali | 7.5 | 4,446 |
| 1975 | Faraar | Inspector Sanjay | · | 401 |
| 1975 |  Sholay | Thakur Baldev Singh | 8.1 | 64,059 |
| 1975 | The Season | Dr. Amarnath Gill | 8.0 | 1,128 |
| 1975 | Aandhi | J.K. | 7.9 | 1,766 |
| 1974 | Manoranjan | Constable Ratan 'Sheru' | · | 308 |
Better together?
Sanjeev Kumar's regulars
- Amitabh BachchanCo-star · 7 films · 7.60 avg▲+0.57
- GulzarDirector and actor · 5 films · 8.15 avg▲+0.31
- Om ShivpuriCo-star · 4 films · 8.10 avg▲+0.66
- Sharmila TagoreCo-star · 4 films · 8.00 avg▲+0.64
- DharmendraCo-star · 4 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.34
- Jaya BachchanCo-star · 3 films · 7.75 avg▲+0.43
- Hema MaliniCo-star · 3 films · 7.53 avg▲+0.30
- Shabana AzmiCo-star · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.38
- Ramesh SippyDirector and actor · 3 films · 7.50 avg▲+0.39
- Shashi KapoorCo-star · 3 films · 7.35 avg●−0.01
- Hrishikesh MukherjeeDirector and actor · 2 films
- Yash ChopraDirector and actor · 2 films · 7.35 avg▼−0.06
The number on the right is the lift: their average together minus the average of their two careers.
Takes
On Sanjeev Kumar
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