Shakti Kapoor & Mahesh Anand Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Mahesh Anand appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1991 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Coolie No. 1 (1995 — 6.1/10). Films span Trinetra (1991) through Rangeela Raja (2019).
The Shakti Kapoor & Mahesh Anand partnership
After 21 years apart, they came back together for Rangeela Raja (2019). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2019. From Trinetra (1991) to Rangeela Raja (2019).
It started with Trinetra (1991).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 86% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Coolie No. 1; the 2010s to Rangeela Raja. Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Mahesh Anand acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
- Coolie No. 1
- Khuddar
- Rangeela Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 28 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Mahesh Anand's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 123 films behind them; Mahesh Anand had 7.
Before Trinetra, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 123 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Rangeela Raja, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 5 more films, including Trial Period (2023) and Animal (2023).
Before Trinetra, Mahesh Anand had starred in 7 films, including Thanedaar (1990) and Gangaa Jamunaa Saraswathi (1988).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Mahesh Anand's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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