Amrish Puri & Anil Kapoor Movies Together List — 17 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Amrish Puri and Anil Kapoor appeared together in 17 Hindi films between 1979 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Shakti (1982 — 7.6/10). Films span Hamare Tumhare (1979) through Rishtey (2002).
The Amrish Puri & Anil Kapoor partnership
Their work runs across 4 decades of Hindi cinema. For 23 years, a Amrish–Anil film arrived almost every year. From Hamare Tumhare (1979) to Rishtey (2002).
The ran closed with Rishtey in 2002. Shakti is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1970s belonged to Hamare Tumhare; the 2000s to Nayak: The Real Hero. Amrish Puri acted in every film; Anil Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Amrish Puri was initially hesitant to play Mogambo in Mr. India (1987). Anil Kapoor personally convinced him to take the role, telling him it would be the most iconic villain of his career. Puri later admitted Anil was right.
- In Ram Lakhan (1989), Puri and Kapoor improvised the entire climax fight scene on set. Subhash Ghai let them go at it for 45 minutes, and the final cut used only their unscripted moves — no stunt doubles.
- On the sets of Mashaal (1984), Puri taught Kapoor how to modulate his voice for dramatic scenes. Kapoor later said Puri would make him rehearse lines 20 times before a take, even when the director was happy.
- Their pairing in Virasat (1997) directly inspired the father-son conflict dynamic in the Tamil remake 'Vedham' (2001) and later influenced Mani Ratnam's casting choices for 'Kannathil Muthamittal'.
- Anil Kapoor once said: 'Amrish ji was the only actor who could make me nervous before a scene. I'd forget my lines because his voice was so powerful. He'd just pat my back and say, 'Beta, dialogue nahi, darr bolta hai.'
- After every film together, Puri would gift Kapoor a silver coin with the film's release date engraved. Kapoor still has all 12 coins in a box at his home office.
17 films across 4 decades
The 1970s accounted for 1 film.
The 1980s brought 8 films together, anchored by Shakti (7.6/10).
The 1990s accounted for 5 films, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.2/10.
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- Shakti
- Mashaal
- Taal
- Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
- Nayak: The Real Hero
- Rishtey
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
17 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
59% of Amrish Puri's screen credits are with Anil Kapoor. After Rishtey, Anil Kapoor kept going for 43 more films; Amrish Puri stepped back.
Hamare Tumhare was Amrish Puri's acting debut.
After Rishtey, Amrish Puri went on to appear in 12 more films, including Aitraaz (2004) and Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004).
Hamare Tumhare was Anil Kapoor's acting debut.
After Rishtey, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 43 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Amrish Puri & Anil Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
They worked with the same 5 people again and again — a small repertory company. Annu Kapoor appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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