Om Puri & Benjamin Gilani Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-14 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Benjamin Gilani appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1987 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mirch Masala (1987 — 5.6/10). Films span Mirch Masala (1987) through Jai Ho Democracy (2015).
The Om Puri & Benjamin Gilani partnership
After 28 years apart, they came back together for Jai Ho Democracy (2015). They didn't share a set between 1987 and 2015. From Mirch Masala (1987) to Jai Ho Democracy (2015).
It started with Mirch Masala (1987).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Mirch Masala; the 2010s to Jai Ho Democracy. Om Puri acted in every film; Benjamin Gilani acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Mirch Masala
- Jai Ho Democracy0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 28 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Mirch Masala, Om Puri had starred in 25 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Jai Ho Democracy, Om Puri went on to appear in 12 more films, including Project Marathwada (2016) and Partition: 1947 (2017).
Before Mirch Masala, Benjamin Gilani had starred in 4 films, including Musafir (1986) and Captain Barry (1984).
After Jai Ho Democracy, Benjamin Gilani went on to appear in 1 more film, including Music School (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Benjamin Gilani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Aamir Bashir is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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