Shakti Kapoor & Bapu Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Bapu appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1985 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mohabbat (1985 — 5.5/10). Films span Mohabbat (1985) through Mera Dharam (1986).
The Shakti Kapoor & Bapu partnership
From Mohabbat (1985) to Mera Dharam (1986). The played out closed with Mera Dharam in 1986. It started with Mohabbat (1985).
The shape of the work
Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Bapu directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Mohabbat
- Pyari Behna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 45 films behind them; Bapu had 4. After Mera Dharam, Shakti Kapoor kept going for 210 more films; Bapu stepped back.
Before Mohabbat, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 45 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Mera Dharam, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 210 more films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019).
Before Mohabbat, Bapu had directed 4 films, including Woh Saat Din (1983) and Hum Paanch (1980).
After Mera Dharam, Bapu went on to direct 8 more films, including Sri Rama Rajyam (2011) and Radha Gopalam (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Bapu's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amrish Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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