Suresh Oberoi & Dalip Tahil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Suresh Oberoi and Dalip Tahil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1987 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Inspector Dhanush (1991 — 6.5/10). Films span Insaaf (1987) through Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003).
The Suresh Oberoi & Dalip Tahil partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2003. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Insaaf (1987) to Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003). It started with Insaaf (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Insaaf; the 2000s to Talaash: The Hunt Begins.... Suresh Oberoi acted in every film; Dalip Tahil acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Insaaf
- Inspector Dhanush
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 16 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, Suresh Oberoi had 38 films behind them; Dalip Tahil had 6. After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Dalip Tahil kept going for 34 more films; Suresh Oberoi stepped back.
Before Insaaf, Suresh Oberoi had starred in 38 films, including Namak Halaal (1982) and Rishta Kagaz Ka (1983).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Suresh Oberoi went on to appear in 8 more films, including Manikarnika – The Queen of Jhansi (2019) and Simmba (2018).
Before Insaaf, Dalip Tahil had starred in 6 films, including Aaj Ki Awaz (1984) and Janbaaz (1986).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Dalip Tahil went on to appear in 34 more films, including Project Marathwada (2016) and Toolsidas Junior (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Suresh Oberoi & Dalip Tahil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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