Anupam Kher & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1984 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Utsav (1984 — 6.8/10). Films span Utsav (1984) through Refugee (2000).
The Anupam Kher & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Utsav (1984) to Refugee (2000). The ran closed with Refugee in 2000.
It started with Utsav (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Utsav; the 2000s to Refugee. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Utsav
- Uttar Dakshin
- Mere Sapno Ki Rani
- Izzat Ki Roti
- Refugee
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 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
After Refugee, Anupam Kher kept going for 128 more films; Kulbhushan Kharbanda stepped back.
Utsav was Anupam Kher's acting debut.
After Refugee, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 128 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
Before Utsav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 13 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Refugee, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 21 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Anupam Kher & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's films together
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