Anupam Kher & Laxmikant Pyarelal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Laxmikant Pyarelal appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1988 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum (1991 — 6.0/10). Films span Dayavan (1988) through Hum (1991).
The Anupam Kher & Laxmikant Pyarelal partnership
From Dayavan (1988) to Hum (1991). The played out closed with Hum in 1991. It started with Dayavan (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Dayavan; the 1990s to Hum. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Laxmikant Pyarelal scored all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Dayavan
- Ram Lakhan
- Hum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Hum, Anupam Kher kept going for 208 more films; Laxmikant Pyarelal stepped back.
Before Dayavan, Anupam Kher had starred in 23 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Hum, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 208 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
Before Dayavan, Laxmikant Pyarelal had starred in 8 films, including Kranti (1981) and Krodhi (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Laxmikant Pyarelal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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