Rajinikanth & Anupam Kher Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajinikanth and Anupam Kher appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1985 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum (1991 — 6.0/10). Films span Wafadaar (1985) through Hum (1991).
The Rajinikanth & Anupam Kher partnership
Between 1985 and 1991, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 6 years. For 6 years, a Rajinikanth–Anupam film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Hum (6.0/10) came 6 years in.
From Wafadaar (1985) to Hum (1991). The ran closed with Hum in 1991.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 83% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to ChaalBaaz; the 1990s to Hum. Rajinikanth acted in every film; Anupam Kher acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
6 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 5 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- ChaalBaaz
- Uttar Dakshin
- Hum
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 6 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, Rajinikanth had 78 films behind them; Anupam Kher had 3. After Hum, Anupam Kher kept going for 208 more films; Rajinikanth stepped back.
Before Wafadaar, Rajinikanth had starred in 78 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Aarilirunthu Arubathu Varai (1979).
After Hum, Rajinikanth went on to appear in 37 more films, including Robot (2010) and Petta (2019).
Before Wafadaar, Anupam Kher had starred in 3 films, including Saaransh (1984) and Utsav (1984).
After Hum, Anupam Kher went on to appear in 208 more films, including MS Dhoni: The Untold Story (2016) and Veer-Zaara (2004).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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