Rajesh Khanna & Shakti Kapoor Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh Khanna and Shakti Kapoor appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1984 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Maqsad (1984 — 5.6/10). Films span Maqsad (1984) through Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987).
The Rajesh Khanna & Shakti Kapoor partnership
Between 1984 and 1987, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 3 years. From Maqsad (1984) to Sitapur Ki Geeta (1987). The spanned closed with Sitapur Ki Geeta in 1987.
It started with Maqsad (1984).
The shape of the work
Rajesh Khanna acted in every film; Shakti Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Maqsad
- Insaaf Main Karoonga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Sitapur Ki Geeta, Shakti Kapoor kept going for 194 more films; Rajesh Khanna stepped back. By the time of Maqsad, both already had careers — Rajesh Khanna with 24 films, Shakti Kapoor with 32.
Before Maqsad, Rajesh Khanna had starred in 24 films, including Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) and Avtaar (1983).
After Sitapur Ki Geeta, Rajesh Khanna went on to appear in 19 more films, including Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) and Begunaah (1991).
Before Maqsad, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 32 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Sitapur Ki Geeta, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 194 more films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh Khanna & Shakti Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Om Shivpuri is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Om Shivpuri appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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