Anupam Kher & Puneet Issar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Puneet Issar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2000 and 2022. Their highest-rated collaboration was The Kashmir Files (2022 — 7.6/10). Films span Refugee (2000) through The Kashmir Files (2022).
The Anupam Kher & Puneet Issar partnership
After 11 years apart, they came back together for Yamla Pagla Deewana (2011). They didn't share a set between 2000 and 2011. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Refugee (2000) to The Kashmir Files (2022). The Kashmir Files is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Refugee; the 2020s to The Kashmir Files. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Puneet Issar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2020s brought 1 film together, anchored by The Kashmir Files (7.6/10).
- Refugee
- Yamla Pagla Deewana
- The Kashmir Files
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 22 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 132 films behind them; Puneet Issar had 34. After The Kashmir Files, Anupam Kher kept going for 16 more films; Puneet Issar stepped back.
Before Refugee, Anupam Kher had starred in 132 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After The Kashmir Files, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 16 more films, including IB 71 (2023) and Vijay 69 (2024).
Before Refugee, Puneet Issar had starred in 34 films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and I Love India (1993).
Collaboration Journey
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