Om Puri & Rahul Rawail Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Rahul Rawail appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2007 and 2016. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ghayal Once Again (2016 — 4.3/10). Films span Buddha Mar Gaya (2007) through Ghayal Once Again (2016).
The Om Puri & Rahul Rawail partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Ghayal Once Again (2016). They didn't share a set between 2007 and 2016. From Buddha Mar Gaya (2007) to Ghayal Once Again (2016).
It started with Buddha Mar Gaya (2007).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Buddha Mar Gaya; the 2010s to Ghayal Once Again. Om Puri acted in every film; Rahul Rawail directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.1/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.3/10.
- Buddha Mar Gaya
- Ghayal Once Again
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Om Puri had 101 films behind them; Rahul Rawail had 15.
Before Buddha Mar Gaya, Om Puri had starred in 101 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Ghayal Once Again, Om Puri went on to appear in 5 more films, including Partition: 1947 (2017) and Ghazi (2017).
Before Buddha Mar Gaya, Rahul Rawail had directed 15 films, including Betaab (1983) and Love Story (1981).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Rahul Rawail's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Manoj Joshi is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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