Girish Karnad & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Girish Karnad and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1984 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Utsav (1984 — 6.8/10). Films span Utsav (1984) through Pukar (2000).
The Girish Karnad & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
4 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.8/10.
- Utsav
- Zamana
- Antarnaad0
- Pukar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
By the time of Utsav, both already had careers — Girish Karnad with 10 films, Kulbhushan Kharbanda with 13.
Before Utsav, Girish Karnad had starred in 10 films, including Apne Paraye (1980) and Ahista Ahista (1981).
After Pukar, Girish Karnad went on to appear in 18 more films, including Iqbal (2005) and Dor (2006).
Before Utsav, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 13 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Pukar, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 21 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Girish Karnad & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Om Puri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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