Sushma & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sushma and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1981 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kalyug (1981 — 7.6/10). Films span Kalyug (1981) through Waaris (1988).
The Sushma & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
Between 1981 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. From Kalyug (1981) to Waaris (1988). Prem Rog (1982, 7.5/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue.
The spanned closed with Waaris in 1988. Kalyug is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
Sushma acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Kalyug
- Prem Rog
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Waaris, Kulbhushan Kharbanda kept going for 63 more films; Sushma stepped back.
Kalyug was Sushma's acting debut.
After Waaris, Sushma went on to appear in 23 more films, including Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003) and Deewana (1992).
Before Kalyug, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 4 films, including Shaan (1980) and Solva Sawan (1979).
After Waaris, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 63 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sushma & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Raj Babbar is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Raj Babbar appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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