Mukul Dev & Sharad Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mukul Dev and Sharad Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1996 and 2014. Their highest-rated collaboration was Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998 — 4.5/10). Films span Dastak (1996) through Jai Ho (2014).
The Mukul Dev & Sharad Kapoor partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Jai Ho (2014). They didn't share a set between 1998 and 2014. From Dastak (1996) to Jai Ho (2014).
It started with Dastak (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Iski Topi Uske Sarr; the 2010s to Jai Ho. Mukul Dev acted in every film; Sharad Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- For Dastak (1996), Mukul Dev was the first choice for the lead. But the director, Mahesh Bhatt, brought in Sharad Kapoor after seeing his audition tape. Mukul and Sharad ended up playing brothers — and their real-life rivalry on set almost got them both replaced.
- In Iski Topi Uske Sarr (1998), Sharad Kapoor played the straight-laced guy while Mukul Dev played the chaotic one. Mukul told a trade magazine that Sharad would deliberately flub his lines to make him laugh during serious scenes — and the director kept those takes because they looked more natural.
- After Iski Topi Uske Sarr flopped, both actors went years without speaking. They only patched things up in 2012 when they ran into each other at a gym in Mumbai. That chance meeting led to Sharad recommending Mukul for a role in Jai Ho (2014).
- Mukul Dev once said in an interview: 'Sharad and I have this weird rhythm — we fight like cats on set, but the moment the camera rolls, we know exactly what the other is going to do. It's like we share a brain.'
- Their only hit together, Jai Ho (2014), was originally written for two other actors. But Salman Khan saw their old film Dastak on TV and insisted they be cast as the villains — because he liked how they 'looked like real brothers who could kill each other.'
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.5/10.
- Iski Topi Uske Sarr
- Dastak
- Jai Ho
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 18 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
60% of Sharad Kapoor's screen credits are with Mukul Dev.
Dastak was Mukul Dev's acting debut.
After Jai Ho, Mukul Dev went on to appear in 8 more films, including Siva Nagam (2016) and Azhiyatha Kolangal 2 (2019).
Before Dastak, Sharad Kapoor had starred in 1 film, including Mera Pyara Bharat (1994).
After Jai Ho, Sharad Kapoor went on to appear in 1 more film, including A Flying Jatt (2016).
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