Om Puri & Shyam Benegal Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Om Puri and Shyam Benegal appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1981 and 1987. Their highest-rated collaboration was Arohan (1983 — 7.7/10). Films span Kalyug (1981) through Susman (1987).
The Om Puri & Shyam Benegal partnership
From Kalyug (1981) to Susman (1987). Kalyug (1981, 7.6/10) is the underseen one in the catalogue. Arohan is the one most viewers reach for.
The played out closed with Susman in 1987. It started with Kalyug (1981).
The shape of the work
Om Puri acted in every film; Shyam Benegal directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Arohan
- Kalyug
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 6 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Susman, Om Puri kept going for 126 more films; Shyam Benegal stepped back.
Before Kalyug, Om Puri had starred in 6 films, including Sparsh (1980) and Aakrosh (1980).
After Susman, Om Puri went on to appear in 126 more films, including Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015) and Road to Sangam (2010).
Kalyug was Shyam Benegal's directorial debut.
After Susman, Shyam Benegal went on to direct 12 more films, including Shor Se Shuruaat (2016) and Well Done Abba (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Om Puri & Shyam Benegal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kulbhushan Kharbanda is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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