Shakti Kapoor & Bappi Lahiri Movies Together List — 11 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Bappi Lahiri appeared together in 11 Hindi films between 1983 and 2013. Their highest-rated collaboration was Justice Chaudhury (1983 — 6.5/10). Films span Justice Chaudhury (1983) through Deewana Main Deewana (2013).
The Shakti Kapoor & Bappi Lahiri partnership
After 20 years apart, they came back together for Deewana Main Deewana (2013). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2013. 1985 was their peak — 3 films in twelve months.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Justice Chaudhury (1983) to Deewana Main Deewana (2013).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Justice Chaudhury; the 2010s to Deewana Main Deewana. Bappi Lahiri original music composer in some, music composer in others. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
11 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 6 films, averaging 4.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 2.3/10.
- Justice Chaudhury
- Insaaf Main Karoonga
- Zindagi Ek Juaa
- Shola Aur Shabnam
- Deewana Main Deewana
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
11 films across 30 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
55% of Bappi Lahiri's screen credits are with Shakti Kapoor. After Deewana Main Deewana, Shakti Kapoor kept going for 19 more films; Bappi Lahiri stepped back.
Before Justice Chaudhury, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 23 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Deewana Main Deewana, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 19 more films, including Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019) and Trial Period (2023).
Before Justice Chaudhury, Bappi Lahiri had starred in 5 films, including Aur Kaun? (1979) and Ahsaas (1979).
After Deewana Main Deewana, Bappi Lahiri went on to appear in 4 more films, including Why Cheat India (2019) and Bang Bang Bangkok (2015).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Bappi Lahiri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 11 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead. They worked with the same 6 people again and again — a small repertory company.
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