Anupam Kher & Anil Mehta Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Anil Mehta appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2004 and 2009. Their highest-rated collaboration was Veer-Zaara (2004 — 7.8/10). Films span Veer-Zaara (2004) through Wake Up Sid (2009).
The Anupam Kher & Anil Mehta partnership
From Veer-Zaara (2004) to Wake Up Sid (2009). Veer-Zaara is the one most viewers reach for. It started with Veer-Zaara (2004).
The shape of the work
Anupam Kher acted in every film; Anil Mehta directed all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Veer-Zaara
- Wake Up Sid
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 5 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, Anupam Kher had 151 films behind them; Anil Mehta had 5. After Wake Up Sid, Anupam Kher kept going for 76 more films; Anil Mehta stepped back.
Before Veer-Zaara, Anupam Kher had starred in 151 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Wake Up Sid, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 76 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Baby (2015).
Before Veer-Zaara, Anil Mehta had starred in 5 films, including Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Khamoshi: The Musical (1996).
After Wake Up Sid, Anil Mehta went on to appear in 12 more films, including Secret Superstar (2017) and Rockstar (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Anil Mehta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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