Rishi Kapoor & Shahbaz Khan Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rishi Kapoor and Shahbaz Khan appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1993 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002 — 4.9/10). Films span Dhartiputra (1993) through Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002).
The Rishi Kapoor & Shahbaz Khan partnership
They saved their best for last — Yeh Hai Jalwa (4.9/10) came 9 years in. From Dhartiputra (1993) to Yeh Hai Jalwa (2002). The unfolded closed with Yeh Hai Jalwa in 2002.
It started with Dhartiputra (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Dhartiputra; the 2000s to Yeh Hai Jalwa. Rishi Kapoor acted in every film; Shahbaz Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
- Dhartiputra
- Jai Hind
- Yeh Hai Jalwa
- Raju Chacha
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 9 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
31% of Shahbaz Khan's screen credits are with Rishi Kapoor. When they first worked together, Rishi Kapoor had 54 films behind them; Shahbaz Khan had 0. After Yeh Hai Jalwa, Rishi Kapoor kept going for 35 more films; Shahbaz Khan stepped back.
Before Dhartiputra, Rishi Kapoor had starred in 54 films, including Sargam (1979) and Prem Rog (1982).
After Yeh Hai Jalwa, Rishi Kapoor went on to appear in 35 more films, including Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Dhartiputra was Shahbaz Khan's acting debut.
After Yeh Hai Jalwa, Shahbaz Khan went on to appear in 9 more films, including Hawa (2003) and Big Brother (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rishi Kapoor & Shahbaz Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sanjay Dutt is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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