Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri Movies Together List — 16 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh Khanna and Om Shivpuri appeared together in 16 Hindi films between 1979 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Kudrat (1981 — 6.6/10). Films span Prem Bandhan (1979) through Nazrana (1987).
The Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri partnership
Between 1979 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 16 films in 8 years. 1985 was their peak — 5 films in twelve months. For 8 years, a Rajesh–Om film arrived almost every year.
From Prem Bandhan (1979) to Nazrana (1987). The played out closed with Nazrana in 1987.
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 94% of everything they made together. The 1970s belonged to Prem Bandhan; the 1980s to Kudrat. Rajesh Khanna acted in every film; Om Shivpuri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Prem Bandhan (1979), but the real spark came when director J. Om Prakash cast them together in Kudrat (1981). Om Shivpuri later said he was initially hesitant to play the villain opposite Khanna, fearing the superstar's fan following would drown him out. Khanna personally convinced him to take the role, promising to balance the scenes.
- In Kudrat (1981), Om Shivpuri played the menacing zamindar while Khanna was the romantic lead. Shivpuri's controlled, theatrical menace forced Khanna to dial down his usual flamboyance — the result was a more restrained, intense Khanna that critics called his best work in years.
- Despite playing bitter rivals on screen, Khanna and Shivpuri were close off-screen. Shivpuri was a trained stage actor from the National School of Drama, and Khanna would often sit with him between shots to learn about method acting. Shivpuri later joked that Khanna 'stole my theatre tricks and made them look like his own.'
- Their pairing in Maqsad (1984) directly launched the career of supporting actor Shakti Kapoor, who played the comic sidekick in that film. Kapoor's performance got him noticed by producers, leading to his iconic villain roles in the late 80s.
- Om Shivpuri once said in an interview: 'Rajesh was the only superstar who never treated me like a supporting actor. He'd ask my opinion on his scenes. That's rare in this industry.'
16 films across 2 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.5/10.
The 1980s accounted for 15 films, averaging 5.4/10.
- Prem Bandhan
- Kudrat
- Bandish
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
16 films across 8 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
46% of Rajesh Khanna's screen credits are with Om Shivpuri.
Prem Bandhan was Rajesh Khanna's acting debut.
After Nazrana, Rajesh Khanna went on to appear in 19 more films, including Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) and Begunaah (1991).
Prem Bandhan was Om Shivpuri's acting debut.
After Nazrana, Om Shivpuri went on to appear in 16 more films, including Biwi Ho To Aisi (1988) and Hatya (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh Khanna & Om Shivpuri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aruna Irani appears alongside them in 5 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 9 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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