Sridevi & K. Bapaiah Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sridevi and K. Bapaiah appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1986 and 1988. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghar Sansar (1986 — 5.4/10). Films span Ghar Sansar (1986) through Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988).
The Sridevi & K. Bapaiah partnership
Between 1986 and 1988, they barely worked apart — 6 films in 2 years. 1988 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. From Ghar Sansar (1986) to Sone Pe Suhaaga (1988).
The ran closed with Sone Pe Suhaaga in 1988. It started with Ghar Sansar (1986).
The shape of the work
Sridevi acted in every film; K. Bapaiah directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Bapaiah was a Telugu director who barely spoke Hindi. Sridevi, a Tamil and Telugu star, translated his instructions on set for the Hindi crew during 'Ghar Sansar' (1986). That film became their first Hindi collaboration.
- On 'Waqt Ki Awaz' (1988), Sridevi would deliberately mess up her lines in the first take to make Bapaiah laugh. He'd then reset the scene by shouting in Telugu, which only made her giggle more. The crew called it their 'warm-up ritual.'
- Bapaiah once told a trade magazine that Sridevi was the only actress who never complained about his broken Hindi. Instead, she'd correct his pronunciation between shots and then use the wrong version herself to make him feel less awkward.
- Their 1988 film 'Sone Pe Suhaaga' was the first Hindi movie where Sridevi played a double role — a quiet housewife and a loud street dancer. Bapaiah insisted on the double role after seeing her do it effortlessly in Telugu. It directly inspired her later double-role blockbuster 'ChaalBaaz' (1989).
- Sridevi said in a 1988 interview: 'Bapaiah sir doesn't need to speak Hindi. I know what he wants from just his hand gestures. We have our own language.'
- In 'Ghayal Sherni' (1988), Bapaiah shot Sridevi's action sequences in single takes because he knew she'd nail the choreography on the first go. He told the stunt team: 'Don't waste her energy. She's faster than the camera.'
6 films across 1 decade
- Ghar Sansar
- Sone Pe Suhaaga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 2 years represents focused partnership.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of K. Bapaiah's screen credits are with Sridevi. When they first worked together, Sridevi had 54 films behind them; K. Bapaiah had 7. After Sone Pe Suhaaga, Sridevi kept going for 32 more films; K. Bapaiah stepped back.
Before Ghar Sansar, Sridevi had starred in 54 films, including Padhinaru Vayadhiniley (1977) and Varumayin Niram Sigappu (1980).
After Sone Pe Suhaaga, Sridevi went on to appear in 32 more films, including English Vinglish (2012) and Mom (2017).
Before Ghar Sansar, K. Bapaiah had directed 7 films, including Ghar Ek Mandir (1984) and Bandish (1980).
After Sone Pe Suhaaga, K. Bapaiah went on to direct 6 more films, including Izzatdaar (1990) and Pyar Ka Karz (1990).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sridevi & K. Bapaiah's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 6 films. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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