Anupam Kher & Satish Kaushik Movies Together List — 24 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Ram Lakhan; the 2020s to Kaagaz 2. Satish Kaushik actor in some, director in others. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Anupam Kher and Satish Kaushik first shared screen space in 'Ram Lakhan' (1989), but they didn't just act together — Kaushik also wrote the film's dialogue. That script work is what got him the role.
• In 'Roop Ki Rani Choron Ka Raja' (1993), Kher played the villain and Kaushik played his bumbling sidekick. Kaushik's comic timing was the perfect foil to Kher's menacing intensity — they basically invented the 'scary boss + funny idiot' duo template for 90s Bollywood.
• Satish Kaushik directed Anupam Kher in 'Hum Aapke Dil Mein Rehte Hain' (1999). On set, Kher would often improvise lines, and Kaushik would just let the camera roll — he trusted Kher's instincts more than his own script.
• Their 2011 film 'Desi Boyz' was the only time they played friends instead of boss-and-sidekick or rivals. That movie directly led to Kaushik casting Kher in his next directorial venture 'Gang of Ghosts' (2014) — their last film together.
• Satish Kaushik once said about Anupam Kher: 'He is the only actor who can make me laugh even when I'm angry at him on set. That's why I kept casting him.'