Shakti Kapoor & Paresh Rawal Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal appeared together in 17 Hindi films between 1987 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hungama (2003 — 6.9/10). Films span Marte Dam Tak (1987) through Rabba Main Kya Karoon (2013).
The Shakti Kapoor & Paresh Rawal partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. 2006 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months. From Marte Dam Tak (1987) to Rabba Main Kya Karoon (2013).
It started with Marte Dam Tak (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Khatron Ke Khiladi; the 2010s to Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal. Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Paresh Rawal acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Andaz Apna Apna (1994), Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal were cast as the two main villains — Crime Master Gogo and Teja. The director Rajkumar Santoshi reportedly paired them because he wanted two actors who could match each other's comic timing beat for beat, and both were known for improvising on set.
- In Andaz Apna Apna, Paresh Rawal's Teja is the calm, calculating mastermind while Shakti Kapoor's Crime Master Gogo is the loud, chaotic sidekick. Rawal later said in interviews that Kapoor's over-the-top energy forced him to play his role even more deadpan — the contrast is what made their scenes crackle.
- The 'Teja vs Crime Master Gogo' dynamic in Andaz Apna Apna directly inspired the villain pairing in the 2018 Telugu film 'Jai Simha' — where two comedians played rival gang leaders in a similar loud-vs-quiet setup.
- Despite playing rivals on screen, Shakti Kapoor and Paresh Rawal were close friends off-screen. During the shoot of Aag Aur Chingari (1994), Kapoor would often drive Rawal to the set because Rawal didn't own a car at the time.
- Paresh Rawal once said about Shakti Kapoor: 'He is the only actor who can make me laugh so hard that I forget my lines. We had to do multiple retakes in Andaz Apna Apna because I kept breaking down.'
17 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.8/10.
The 1990s accounted for 7 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 6.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 3.5/10.
- Khatron Ke Khiladi
- Marte Dam Tak
- Andaz Apna Apna
- Aankhen
- Hungama
- Bhagam Bhag
- Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
- Rabba Main Kya Karoon0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 26 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Paresh Rawal's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. When they first worked together, Shakti Kapoor had 79 films behind them; Paresh Rawal had 5.
Before Marte Dam Tak, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 79 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Rabba Main Kya Karoon, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 19 more films, including Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019) and Trial Period (2023).
Before Marte Dam Tak, Paresh Rawal had starred in 5 films, including Naam (1986) and Lorie (1984).
After Rabba Main Kya Karoon, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 32 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Uri The Surgical Strike (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Paresh Rawal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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