Shakti Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Pahlaj Nihalani appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1987 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aankhen (1993 — 5.8/10). Films span Aag Hi Aag (1987) through Rangeela Raja (2019).
The Shakti Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Rangeela Raja (2019). They didn't share a set between 2003 and 2019. Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Aag Hi Aag (1987) to Rangeela Raja (2019). It started with Aag Hi Aag (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Aag Hi Aag; the 2010s to Rangeela Raja. Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Pahlaj Nihalani produced all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.9/10.
- Aag Hi Aag
- Paap Ki Duniya
- Aankhen
- Shola Aur Shabnam
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
- Rangeela Raja
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 32 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
78% of Pahlaj Nihalani's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 79 films behind them; Pahlaj Nihalani had 2.
Before Aag Hi Aag, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 79 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 Aag Hi Aag, Pahlaj Nihalani had starred in 2 films, including Aandhi-Toofan (1985) and Ilzaam (1986).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Pahlaj Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Gulshan Grover is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Gulshan Grover appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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