Shakti Kapoor & Himani Shivpuri Movies Together List — 13 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Himani Shivpuri appeared together in 13 Hindi films between 1994 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019 — 10.0/10). Films span Andaz (1994) through Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019).
The Shakti Kapoor & Himani Shivpuri partnership
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They saved their best for last — Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (10.0/10) came 25 years in. One film towers over the rest: Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko at 10.0/10.
1996 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. The work is uneven: Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (10.0) at one end, Deewana Main Deewana (2.3) at the other.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Saajan Chale Sasural; the 2010s to Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko. Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Himani Shivpuri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In 'Mr Joe B. Carvalho' (2014), Shakti Kapoor played a bumbling detective and Himani Shivpuri played his exasperated landlady. Himani later said in an interview that she had to fight to keep a straight face because Shakti kept improvising ridiculous lines on set, and the director let the camera roll just to capture her genuine laughter.
- Shakti Kapoor and Himani Shivpuri have known each other since the 1980s, when they both worked in the same theatre group in Delhi. By the time they shot 'Deewana Main Deewana' (2013), they had already been friends for over 25 years — and Himani has said that trust made it easy to roast each other on screen.
- The director of 'Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko' (2019) originally wanted two younger actors for the comic couple. Himani Shivpuri personally called Shakti Kapoor and said, 'We haven't done a proper comedy together in years — let's show them how it's done.' He agreed without even reading the script.
- The success of 'Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko' (2019) directly led to a spin-off web series on a streaming platform, where Shakti and Himani reprised their roles as a bickering elderly couple. That series ran for two seasons and is still one of the platform's most-watched originals in the comedy genre.
- Himani Shivpuri, on the set of 'Mr Joe B. Carvalho' (2014): 'Shakti bhai doesn't act with you — he bullies you into laughing. And then the take is ruined, but the audience gets a real moment.'
13 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 2010s brought 3 films together, anchored by Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (10.0/10).
- Saajan Chale Sasural
- Diljale
- Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain
- Haan Maine Bhi Pyaar Kiya
- Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko
- Mr Joe B. Carvalho
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
13 films across 25 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
87% of Himani Shivpuri's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 155 films behind them; Himani Shivpuri had 0.
Before Andaz, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 155 films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and Sargam (1979).
After Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 5 more films, including Trial Period (2023) and Animal (2023).
Andaz was Himani Shivpuri's acting debut.
After Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko, Himani Shivpuri went on to appear in 2 more films, including Binny and Family (2024) and The Legend of Sudarshan Chakra (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Himani Shivpuri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Govinda appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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