Urmila Matondkar & Om Puri Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Urmila Matondkar and Om Puri appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1998 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khoobsurat (1999 — 5.0/10). Films span China Gate (1998) through Kunwara (2000).
The Urmila Matondkar & Om Puri partnership
From China Gate (1998) to Kunwara (2000). The played out closed with Kunwara in 2000. It started with China Gate (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Khoobsurat; the 2000s to Kunwara. Urmila Matondkar acted in every film; Om Puri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
- Khoobsurat
- China Gate
- Kunwara
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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, Urmila Matondkar had 20 films behind them; Om Puri had 58. After Kunwara, Om Puri kept going for 85 more films; Urmila Matondkar stepped back.
Before China Gate, Urmila Matondkar had starred in 20 films, including Indian (1996) and Money Money (1995).
After Kunwara, Urmila Matondkar went on to appear in 16 more films, including Pinjar (2003) and Bas Ek Pal (2006).
Before China Gate, Om Puri had starred in 58 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Kunwara, Om Puri went on to appear in 85 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Urmila Matondkar & Om Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aanjjan Srivastav is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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