Anupam Kher & Bharati Achrekar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anupam Kher and Bharati Achrekar appeared together in 2 Tamil films between 2001 and 2011. Their highest-rated collaboration was Desi Boyz (2011 — 5.8/10). Films span Little John (2001) through Desi Boyz (2011).
The Anupam Kher & Bharati Achrekar partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Desi Boyz (2011). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2011. From Little John (2001) to Desi Boyz (2011).
It started with Little John (2001).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Little John; the 2010s to Desi Boyz. Anupam Kher acted in every film; Bharati Achrekar acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Little John
- Desi Boyz
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 10 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Tamil being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Anupam Kher had 143 films behind them; Bharati Achrekar had 4. After Desi Boyz, Anupam Kher kept going for 56 more films; Bharati Achrekar stepped back.
Before Little John, Anupam Kher had starred in 143 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Desi Boyz, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 56 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Baby (2015).
Before Little John, Bharati Achrekar had starred in 4 films, including Apne Paraye (1980) and Chameli Ki Shaadi (1986).
After Desi Boyz, Bharati Achrekar went on to appear in 5 more films, including The Lunchbox (2013) and Tarla (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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