Rishi Kapoor & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rishi Kapoor and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1982 and 1993. Their highest-rated collaboration was Prem Rog (1982 — 7.5/10). Films span Prem Rog (1982) through Izzat Ki Roti (1993).
The Rishi Kapoor & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
From Prem Rog (1982) to Izzat Ki Roti (1993). The played out closed with Izzat Ki Roti in 1993. Prem Rog is the one most viewers reach for.
It started with Prem Rog (1982).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Prem Rog; the 1990s to Henna. Rishi Kapoor acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in Hathyar (1989), a film where Rishi Kapoor played a gangster. Kulbhushan Kharbanda was cast as his father — a role that set the template for their next two films together.
- In all three films, Kharbanda played the stern, moral father figure while Rishi played the rebellious son. The tension came from Kharbanda’s controlled, measured delivery against Rishi’s explosive, emotional outbursts — a push-pull that made their confrontations the highlight of each movie.
- Despite playing father-son in three films, the two never developed a close off-screen bond. In interviews, Kharbanda once said they were 'professional colleagues' who'd chat on set but never hung out after pack-up.
- Kulbhushan Kharbanda told a film magazine in the early 2000s: 'Rishi was always the star, I was the character actor. But he never made me feel less. He'd wait for me to finish my lines before reacting — that's rare for a lead.'
- Their third film together, Izzat Ki Roti (1993), was the only one where Kharbanda didn't play Rishi's father — he played a villain. That shift in dynamic was so jarring to audiences that the film flopped, and they never worked together again.
7 films across 2 decades
The 1980s brought 4 films together, anchored by Prem Rog (7.5/10).
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 4.4/10.
- Prem Rog
- Ek Chadar Maili Si
- Henna
- Izzat Ki Roti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 11 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
Before Prem Rog, Rishi Kapoor had starred in 12 films, including Sargam (1979) and Karz (1980).
After Izzat Ki Roti, Rishi Kapoor went on to appear in 50 more films, including Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Before Prem Rog, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 8 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Chakra (1981).
After Izzat Ki Roti, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 45 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rishi Kapoor & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Raza Murad appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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