Shakti Kapoor & Om Puri Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Om Puri appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1987 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Chup Chup Ke (2006 — 6.3/10). Films span Marte Dam Tak (1987) through Choron Ki Baraat (2015).
The Shakti Kapoor & Om Puri partnership
After 10 years apart, they came back together for Bhai (1997). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 1997. Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Marte Dam Tak (1987) to Choron Ki Baraat (2015). It started with Marte Dam Tak (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Marte Dam Tak; the 2010s to Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal. Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Om Puri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 4 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.6/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 6.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.5/10.
- Marte Dam Tak
- Bhai
- Chup Chup Ke
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- Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
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The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 28 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 79 films behind them; Om Puri had 25.
Before Marte Dam Tak, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 79 films, including Sargam (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Choron Ki Baraat, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 14 more films, including Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019) and Trial Period (2023).
Before Marte Dam Tak, Om Puri had starred in 25 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Choron Ki Baraat, Om Puri went on to appear in 12 more films, including Project Marathwada (2016) and Partition: 1947 (2017).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Om Puri's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Paresh Rawal is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Paresh Rawal appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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