Anupam Kher & Rati Agnihotri Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Rati Agnihotri appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1985 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jaanoo (1985 — 5.0/10). Films span Jaanoo (1985) through The Shaukeens (2014).
The Anupam Kher & Rati Agnihotri partnership
After 17 years apart, they came back together for Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002). They didn't share a set between 1985 and 2002. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Jaanoo (1985) to The Shaukeens (2014). It started with Jaanoo (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Jaanoo; the 2010s to The Shaukeens. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Rati Agnihotri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Yeh Hai Jalwa' (2002), but neither was the lead opposite the other. Anupam played Rati's on-screen husband, making their pairing a middle-aged married couple — a rare Bollywood move at the time.
- In 'Rama Rama Kya Hai Drama' (2008), Anupam played a loud, over-the-top husband while Rati played his long-suffering wife. She later said in an interview that his manic energy forced her to stay completely still on screen — her silence became the joke.
- Rati Agnihotri has said that Anupam Kher was the one who convinced her to return to acting after her marriage and break. She was nervous about being out of touch; he told her 'just stand next to me and react' — and she did, in four of their five films.
- Their 2014 film 'The Shaukeens' was a rare Bollywood comedy centered entirely on three men in their 60s chasing a young woman. Anupam and Rati played a bickering old couple — and their scenes together were the only ones critics called 'genuinely funny' in an otherwise panned film.
- Rati Agnihotri once said about Anupam: 'He doesn't let you feel like a has-been. On the sets of 'Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke', I was nervous about my comic timing. He just said, 'Tujhe kya, main hoon na' — and I relaxed.'
7 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.7/10.
- Jaanoo
- Yeh Hai Jalwa
- Shukriya
- The Shaukeens
- Hum Hai Raahi CAR Ke
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 29 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 3 films behind them; Rati Agnihotri had 34. After The Shaukeens, Anupam Kher kept going for 38 more films; Rati Agnihotri stepped back.
Before Jaanoo, Anupam Kher had starred in 3 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After The Shaukeens, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 38 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Baby (2015).
Before Jaanoo, Rati Agnihotri had starred in 34 films, including Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981) and Kazhugu (1981).
After The Shaukeens, Rati Agnihotri went on to appear in 3 more films, including Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai (2017) and Singh is Bling (2015).
Collaboration Journey
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