Om Puri & Ketan Mehta Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Ketan Mehta appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1984 and 2005. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005 — 6.1/10). Films span Holi (1984) through Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005).
The Om Puri & Ketan Mehta partnership
After 18 years apart, they came back together for Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2005. They saved their best for last — Mangal Pandey: The Rising (6.1/10) came 21 years in.
From Holi (1984) to Mangal Pandey: The Rising (2005). It started with Holi (1984).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Mirch Masala; the 2000s to Mangal Pandey: The Rising. Om Puri acted in every film; Ketan Mehta directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.1/10.
- Mirch Masala
- Holi
- Mangal Pandey: The Rising
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 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
57% of Ketan Mehta's screen credits are with Om Puri. After Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Om Puri kept going for 59 more films; Ketan Mehta stepped back.
Before Holi, Om Puri had starred in 14 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Om Puri went on to appear in 59 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Holi was Ketan Mehta's directorial debut.
After Mangal Pandey: The Rising, Ketan Mehta went on to direct 3 more films, including Manjhi: The Mountain Man (2015) and Rang Rasiya (2014).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Ketan Mehta's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Naseeruddin Shah is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Naseeruddin Shah appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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