Shakti Kapoor & Ishrat Ali Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shakti Kapoor and Ishrat Ali appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1994 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Gunda (1998 — 5.4/10). Films span Andaz (1994) through Gunda (1998).
The Shakti Kapoor & Ishrat Ali partnership
Between 1994 and 1998, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Shakti–Ishrat film arrived almost every year. They saved their best for last — Gunda (5.4/10) came 4 years in.
From Andaz (1994) to Gunda (1998). The spanned closed with Gunda in 1998.
The shape of the work
Shakti Kapoor acted in every film; Ishrat Ali acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
5 films across 1 decade
- Gunda
- Bhai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 4 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 155 films behind them; Ishrat Ali had 7. After Gunda, Shakti Kapoor kept going for 77 more films; Ishrat Ali stepped back.
Before Andaz, Shakti Kapoor had starred in 155 films, including Baaghi Sultana (1993) and Sargam (1979).
After Gunda, Shakti Kapoor went on to appear in 77 more films, including Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019) and Trial Period (2023).
Before Andaz, Ishrat Ali had starred in 7 films, including Jigar (1992) and Balwaan (1992).
After Gunda, Ishrat Ali went on to appear in 7 more films, including Bawandar (2000) and Bichhoo (2000).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shakti Kapoor & Ishrat Ali's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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