Kulbhushan Kharbanda & Javed Khan Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Kulbhushan Kharbanda and Javed Khan appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1981 and 1995. Their highest-rated collaboration was Coolie No. 1 (1995 — 6.1/10). Films span Nakhuda (1981) through Coolie No. 1 (1995).
The Kulbhushan Kharbanda & Javed Khan partnership
They saved their best for last — Coolie No. 1 (6.1/10) came 14 years in. From Nakhuda (1981) to Coolie No. 1 (1995). The spanned closed with Coolie No. 1 in 1995.
It started with Nakhuda (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Nakhuda; the 1990s to Coolie No. 1. Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in every film; Javed Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
- Nakhuda
- Waaris
- Coolie No. 1
- Vaade Iraade
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
33% of Javed Khan's screen credits are with Kulbhushan Kharbanda. After Coolie No. 1, Kulbhushan Kharbanda kept going for 39 more films; Javed Khan stepped back.
Before Nakhuda, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 4 films, including Shaan (1980) and Solva Sawan (1979).
After Coolie No. 1, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 39 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Before Nakhuda, Javed Khan had starred in 2 films, including Noorie (1979) and Prem Bandhan (1979).
After Coolie No. 1, Javed Khan went on to appear in 8 more films, including Blind (2023) and Ek Aur Ek Gyarah (2003).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Kulbhushan Kharbanda & Javed Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Kulbhushan Kharbanda & Javed Khan's films together
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