Om Puri & Dalip Tahil Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Dalip Tahil appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1995 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Project Marathwada (2016 — 7.4/10). Films span Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) through Project Marathwada (2016).
The Om Puri & Dalip Tahil partnership
After 14 years apart, they came back together for Project Marathwada (2016). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2016. Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Aatank Hi Aatank (1995) to Project Marathwada (2016). Project Marathwada is the one most viewers reach for.
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aatank Hi Aatank; the 2010s to Project Marathwada. Om Puri acted in every film; Dalip Tahil acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2010s brought 1 film together, anchored by Project Marathwada (7.4/10).
- Aatank Hi Aatank
- Kranti
- Project Marathwada
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 21 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 Aatank Hi Aatank, both already had careers — Om Puri with 45 films, Dalip Tahil with 34.
Before Aatank Hi Aatank, Om Puri had starred in 45 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Project Marathwada, Om Puri went on to appear in 5 more films, including Partition: 1947 (2017) and Ghazi (2017).
Before Aatank Hi Aatank, Dalip Tahil had starred in 34 films, including Inspector Dhanush (1991) and Aaj Ki Awaz (1984).
After Project Marathwada, Dalip Tahil went on to appear in 10 more films, including Toolsidas Junior (2022) and IB 71 (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Dalip Tahil's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kabir Bedi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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