Om Puri & Asrani Movies Together List — 8 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Asrani appeared together in 8 Hindi films between 2000 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hera Pheri (2000 — 6.5/10). Films span Hera Pheri (2000) through Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (2012).
The Om Puri & Asrani partnership
From Hera Pheri (2000) to Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal (2012). It started with Hera Pheri (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Hera Pheri; the 2010s to Kushti. Om Puri acted in every film; Asrani acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- In Billu (2009), Om Puri played a shopkeeper and Asrani played a school principal. They had zero scenes together. Their entire collaboration in that film is a ghost — they never shared the frame.
- Chal Chala Chal (2009) was the first time they actually acted opposite each other. The director, T.K. Rajeev Kumar, deliberately paired them as two old friends in the film because he wanted a lived-in, bickering vibe — and both actors had known each other since the 1970s FTII days.
- Om Puri and Asrani were batchmates at the Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) in Pune. They stayed friends for over 40 years, but Kushti (2010) was the last film they ever did together. Om Puri passed away in 2017.
- Asrani once said in an interview: 'Om and I never needed to rehearse. We'd just look at each other and know the rhythm. That's what FTII gives you — a shared language.'
- Kushti (2010) was a wrestling comedy that tried to revive the 'buddy sports film' in Hindi cinema. It flopped hard, but its poster — showing Om Puri and Asrani in lungis holding each other in a headlock — became a meme template on Indian social media for 'unlikely duo' jokes.
8 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 6 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.0/10.
- Hera Pheri
- Malamaal Weekly
- Kushti
- Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
8 films across 12 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 62 films behind them; Asrani had 125.
Before Hera Pheri, Om Puri had starred in 62 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, Om Puri went on to appear in 22 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Project Marathwada (2016).
Before Hera Pheri, Asrani had starred in 125 films, including Nikaah (1982) and Ek Duuje Ke Liye (1981).
After Kamaal Dhamaal Malamaal, Asrani went on to appear in 12 more films, including Ikkis (2026) and R... Rajkumar (2013).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Asrani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Rajpal Yadav is the through-line — cast on 6 of their 8 films. Rajpal Yadav appears alongside them in 6 films — practically a third lead.
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