Om Puri & Vivek Oberoi Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Vivek Oberoi appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1991 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yuva (2004 — 6.8/10). Films span Kurbaan (1991) through Fool n Final (2007).
The Om Puri & Vivek Oberoi partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Kyun...! Ho Gaya Na (2004). They didn't share a set between 1991 and 2004. They saved their best for last — Yuva (6.8/10) came 13 years in.
From Kurbaan (1991) to Fool n Final (2007). It started with Kurbaan (1991).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Kurbaan; the 2000s to Yuva. Om Puri acted in every film; Vivek Oberoi acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Om Puri personally recommended Vivek Oberoi to Mani Ratnam for Yuva (2004). Puri had seen Vivek's debut and told Ratnam, 'This kid has fire.' That call got Vivek the role of Arjun, which became his breakout.
- In Yuva, Om Puri deliberately slowed down his delivery in every scene with Vivek. He told Vivek on set, 'You talk fast, so I'll pull the scene back. That tension will read on screen.' It worked — their confrontation scene is the film's most replayed moment.
- During the shoot of Kurbaan (1991), Om Puri was the only senior actor who didn't treat Vivek like a newcomer. He'd share his lunch with him every day and once said, 'You remind me of myself at 20 — hungry and scared. That's good.'
- The success of Yuva directly led to Mani Ratnam casting Om Puri in his next film, Guru (2007). Ratnam later said, 'I wrote the father role with Om in mind because of how he held his own against Vivek in Yuva.'
- Vivek Oberoi said in a 2014 interview: 'Om ji taught me that acting is not about shouting louder than the other person. In Yuva, he whispered half his lines. I had to lean in. That's when I learned silence is louder than dialogue.'
- After Fool n Final (2007) bombed, Om Puri called Vivek and said, 'Don't worry. I've done worse films. The trick is to never let the bad ones make you bitter.' They never worked together again, but Vivek still calls him 'my on-screen father and off-screen guardian.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.2/10.
- Kurbaan
- Yuva
- Kisna: The Warrior Poet
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
When they first worked together, Om Puri had 33 films behind them; Vivek Oberoi had 0. After Fool n Final, Om Puri kept going for 49 more films; Vivek Oberoi stepped back.
Before Kurbaan, Om Puri had starred in 33 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Fool n Final, Om Puri went on to appear in 49 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Kurbaan was Vivek Oberoi's acting debut.
After Fool n Final, Vivek Oberoi went on to appear in 18 more films, including Verses of War (2022) and Rakta Charitra - I (2010).
Collaboration Journey
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