Nana Patekar & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1989 and 2026. Their highest-rated collaboration was Welcome (2007 — 6.8/10). Films span Parinda (1989) through Subedaar (2026).
The Nana Patekar & Anil Kapoor partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Welcome (2007). They didn't share a set between 1989 and 2007. Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Parinda (1989) to Subedaar (2026). Their most recent film, Subedaar, came out in 2026 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Parinda; the 2020s to Subedaar. Nana Patekar acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Parinda (1989), director Vidhu Vinod Chopra originally wanted a different actor for the role of Karan. Anil Kapoor personally convinced Nana Patekar to take the part, knowing only Nana could match the intensity he needed as his on-screen brother.
- In Parinda, Nana Patekar's character was written as a silent, brooding presence. Anil Kapoor pushed for Nana to have more dialogue in their scenes together, because he felt Nana's stillness made Anil's own manic energy pop harder on screen.
- During the shoot of Parinda, Nana Patekar and Anil Kapoor shared a small room in a cramped Mumbai chawl for weeks. They cooked their own meals and rehearsed dialogues late into the night, building a brotherhood that bled into their on-screen bond.
- Anil Kapoor once said about Nana: 'He doesn't act. He just becomes the character. I had to work twice as hard to keep up with him in Parinda.'
- The success of Parinda directly led to the casting of both actors in the 1991 cult classic 'Dharavi' — a film that wouldn't have been made if their chemistry hadn't proven that two intense actors could share screen space without one overpowering the other.
- In Welcome (2007), Nana Patekar improvised the iconic line 'Maine aapko kya kiya?' during a scene with Anil Kapoor. Anil's shocked reaction was genuine — he hadn't heard the line before. That take made it into the final cut.
4 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Parinda
- Welcome
- Welcome Back
- Subedaar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 37 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Parinda, both already had careers — Nana Patekar with 11 films, Anil Kapoor with 31.
Before Parinda, Nana Patekar had starred in 11 films, including Aaj Ki Awaz (1984) and Giddh: The Vulture (1984).
Before Parinda, Anil Kapoor had starred in 31 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nana Patekar & Anil Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Paresh Rawal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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