Om Shivpuri & Pahlaj Nihalani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-15 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Shivpuri and Pahlaj Nihalani appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1985 and 1990. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aag Hi Aag (1987 — 5.5/10). Films span Aandhi-Toofan (1985) through Aandhiyan (1990).
The Om Shivpuri & Pahlaj Nihalani partnership
From Aandhi-Toofan (1985) to Aandhiyan (1990). The played out closed with Aandhiyan in 1990. It started with Aandhi-Toofan (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Aag Hi Aag; the 1990s to Aandhiyan. Om Shivpuri acted in every film; Pahlaj Nihalani produced all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Aag Hi Aag
- Aandhi-Toofan
- Aandhiyan
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
33% of Pahlaj Nihalani's screen credits are with Om Shivpuri. When they first worked together, Om Shivpuri had 36 films behind them; Pahlaj Nihalani had 0.
Before Aandhi-Toofan, Om Shivpuri had starred in 36 films, including Meera (1979) and Saanch Ko Aanch Nahin (1979).
After Aandhiyan, Om Shivpuri went on to appear in 1 more film, including Khooni Raat (1991).
Aandhi-Toofan was Pahlaj Nihalani's acting debut.
After Aandhiyan, Pahlaj Nihalani went on to appear in 6 more films, including Aankhen (1993) and Shola Aur Shabnam (1992).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Shivpuri & Pahlaj Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shatrughan Sinha is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Shatrughan Sinha appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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