Shakti Kapoor & Manik Irani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Manik Irani appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1985 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985 — 5.5/10). Films span Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985) through Ram-Avtar (1988).
The Shakti Kapoor & Manik Irani partnership
From Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985) to Ram-Avtar (1988). The played out closed with Ram-Avtar in 1988. It started with Karishma Kudrat Kaa (1985).
The shape of the work
Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Manik Irani acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Karishma Kudrat Kaa
- Phaansi Ke Baad
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 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
30% of Manik Irani's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 45 films behind them; Manik Irani had 3. After Ram-Avtar, Shakti Kapoor kept going for 180 more films; Manik Irani stepped back.
Before Karishma Kudrat Kaa, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 45 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Ram-Avtar, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 180 more films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019).
Before Karishma Kudrat Kaa, Manik Irani had starred in 3 films, including Kasam Paida Karne Wale Ki (1984) and Sunny (1984).
After Ram-Avtar, Manik Irani went on to appear in 4 more films, including Taqdeer Ka Tamasha (1990) and Shandaar (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Manik Irani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dinesh Hingoo is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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