Shashi Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-18 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shashi Kapoor and Pahlaj Nihalani appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1985 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aandhi-Toofan (1985 — 4.4/10). Films span Aandhi-Toofan (1985) through Ilzaam (1986).
The Shashi Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani partnership
From Aandhi-Toofan (1985) to Ilzaam (1986). The ran closed with Ilzaam in 1986. It started with Aandhi-Toofan (1985).
The shape of the work
Shashi Kapoor acted in every film; Pahlaj Nihalani produced all of them.
2 films across 1 decade
- Aandhi-Toofan
- Ilzaam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 1 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, Shashi Kapoor had 33 films behind them; Pahlaj Nihalani had 0.
Before Aandhi-Toofan, Shashi Kapoor had starred in 33 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Vijeta (1982).
After Ilzaam, Shashi Kapoor went on to appear in 17 more films, including Ajooba (1991) and Maa Beti (1987).
Aandhi-Toofan was Pahlaj Nihalani's acting debut.
After Ilzaam, Pahlaj Nihalani went on to appear in 10 more films, including Aankhen (1993) and Aag Hi Aag (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shashi Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Mac Mohan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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