Anupam Kher & Anita Raj Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Anita Raj appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1986 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Satyamev Jayate (1987 — 4.5/10). Films span Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) through Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012).
The Anupam Kher & Anita Raj partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). They didn't share a set between 1990 and 2012. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986) to Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). It started with Kala Dhanda Goray Log (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Satyamev Jayate; the 2010s to Chaar Din Ki Chandni. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Anita Raj acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their third film 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' (2012) was the only movie where they played a married couple. It was also the last film for both of them in lead roles — after this, Kher shifted to character parts and Raj quit acting entirely.
- Anupam Kher and Anita Raj first shared screen space in 'Satyamev Jayate' (1987), but the film was a disaster. They didn't plan to work together again — it just happened because both were struggling for hits in the late 80s.
- In 'Khatarnaak' (1990), Kher played a menacing villain while Raj played the love interest of the hero. Their scenes together had zero romantic tension — Kher later admitted he deliberately kept his performance cold to make her character's fear feel real.
- After 'Khatarnaak' flopped, both actors lost touch for over 20 years. They reunited only because a mutual friend, director Chandrakant Singh, begged them to do 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' (2012) as a favour — neither expected it to release.
- Anita Raj said in a 2012 interview: 'Anupam and I never had a single fight on set. We were too busy being depressed about the scripts.'
5 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Satyamev Jayate
- Insaf Ki Pukar
- Khatarnaak
- Chaar Din Ki Chandni
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Anupam Kher kept going for 53 more films; Anita Raj stepped back.
Before Kala Dhanda Goray Log, Anupam Kher had starred in 7 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 53 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Baby (2015).
Before Kala Dhanda Goray Log, Anita Raj had starred in 24 films, including Lakhon Ki Baat (1984) and Laila (1984).
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Anita Raj went on to appear in 5 more films, including Mudda 370 (2019) and Mere Husband Ki Biwi (2025).
Collaboration Journey
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