Arbaaz Khan & Om Puri Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Arbaaz Khan and Om Puri appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2006 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Malamaal Weekly (2006 — 6.3/10). Films span Malamaal Weekly (2006) through Dabangg (2010).
The Arbaaz Khan & Om Puri partnership
Between 2006 and 2010, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Arbaaz–Om film arrived almost every year. From Malamaal Weekly (2006) to Dabangg (2010).
It started with Malamaal Weekly (2006).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Malamaal Weekly; the 2010s to Dabangg. Arbaaz Khan acted in every film; Om Puri acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Arbaaz Khan personally called Om Puri to play the village drunk in 'Malamaal Weekly' (2006). Om was hesitant — he thought the role was too broad. Arbaaz convinced him by promising he could improvise the drunk walks. Om stayed on set for extra days just to perfect the stagger.
- In 'Fool n Final' (2007), Om Puri kept cracking up during takes because Arbaaz would deliberately break character mid-scene. The director finally let them shoot separately and spliced their reactions together. That's why their scenes feel slightly off-rhythm — they were never in the same frame for more than two lines.
- The only reason Om Puri agreed to play the comedic father in 'Dabangg' (2010) was because Arbaaz — who produced the film — promised him a full backstory scene. That scene was cut from the final release. But Om's performance as the bumbling dad directly inspired the character of 'Babloo' in the 2012 comedy 'Bol Bachchan' — the writers admitted they were trying to recreate that same energy.
- After 'Malamaal Weekly' wrapped, Om Puri started calling Arbaaz 'bhai' off set. They'd meet for chai at Om's Bandra home every Sunday for two years. The ritual stopped only when Om moved to a new apartment in 2008. Arbaaz later said he never got the new address.
- Arbaaz Khan on Om Puri: 'He was the only actor who could make me forget my lines. I'd be staring at him, not acting — just watching. He'd whisper, 'Beta, dialogue bol.' That happened in every single film we did.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Malamaal Weekly
- Dhol
- Dabangg
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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, Arbaaz Khan had 14 films behind them; Om Puri had 96. After Dabangg, Om Puri kept going for 34 more films; Arbaaz Khan stepped back.
Before Malamaal Weekly, Arbaaz Khan had starred in 14 films, including Kuch Naa Kaho (2003) and Taj Mahal - An Eternal Love Story (2005).
After Dabangg, Arbaaz Khan went on to appear in 18 more films, including Farrey (2023) and Shivam Bhaje (2024).
Before Malamaal Weekly, Om Puri had starred in 96 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Dabangg, Om Puri went on to appear in 34 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Oh My God (2012).
Collaboration Journey
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