Anupam Kher & Johnny Lever Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Johnny Lever appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1999 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999 — 5.5/10). Films span Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) through Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012).
The Anupam Kher & Johnny Lever partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 2004 and 2012.
From Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999) to Chaar Din Ki Chandni (2012). It started with Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain; the 2010s to Chaar Din Ki Chandni. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Johnny Lever acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anupam Kher and Johnny Lever first shared screen space in 'Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain' (1999) because director Satish Kaushik specifically wanted a comic foil who could match Kher's dramatic intensity. Kaushik told them both to improvise their scenes together — and they ended up writing half their dialogue on the spot.
- In 'Banana Brothers' (2004), Kher played the straight man to Lever's manic energy. Lever later admitted that Kher would deliberately pause his lines mid-scene to let Lever's physical comedy breathe — a rhythm they never rehearsed, just felt out on set.
- During the shoot of 'Chaar Din Ki Chandni' (2012), Kher and Lever shared a vanity van because the budget was tight. They spent hours cracking each other up with old mimicry routines — Lever said Kher's imitation of a Gujarati businessman was the only thing that could make him forget his lines.
- Johnny Lever once said about Kher: 'He is the only actor who can make me laugh while I am trying to make him laugh. That is dangerous for a comedian.'
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.5/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain
- Banana Brothers
- Chaar Din Ki Chandni
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 13 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 129 films behind them; Johnny Lever had 3. After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Anupam Kher kept going for 53 more films; Johnny Lever stepped back.
Before Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain, Anupam Kher had starred in 129 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 Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain, Johnny Lever had starred in 3 films, including Mahakaal (1993) and Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge (1998).
After Chaar Din Ki Chandni, Johnny Lever went on to appear in 9 more films, including Super 30 (2019) and Dilwale (2015).
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