Anupam Kher & Subhash Ghai Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Subhash Ghai appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1986 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saudagar (1991 — 5.9/10). Films span Karma (1986) through Saudagar (1991).
The Anupam Kher & Subhash Ghai partnership
From Karma (1986) to Saudagar (1991). The played out closed with Saudagar in 1991. It started with Karma (1986).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Karma; the 1990s to Saudagar. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Subhash Ghai directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
- Karma
- Ram Lakhan
- Saudagar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 5 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Saudagar, Anupam Kher kept going for 208 more films; Subhash Ghai stepped back.
Before Karma, Anupam Kher had starred in 7 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Saudagar, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 208 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
Before Karma, Subhash Ghai had directed 7 films, including Naan Mahaan Alla (1984) and Karz (1980).
After Saudagar, Subhash Ghai went on to direct 14 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Khalnayak (1993).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anupam Kher & Subhash Ghai'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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