Prem Chopra & Karisma Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Prem Chopra and Karisma Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1992 and 1996. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Babu (1994 — 6.1/10). Films span Jaagruti (1992) through Sapoot (1996).
The Prem Chopra & Karisma Kapoor partnership
Between 1992 and 1996, they barely worked apart — 4 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Prem–Karisma film arrived almost every year. From Jaagruti (1992) to Sapoot (1996).
The unfolded closed with Sapoot in 1996. It started with Jaagruti (1992).
The shape of the work
Prem Chopra acted in every film; Karisma Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Prem Chopra was 20 years older than Karisma when they first shot Jaagruti (1992). He had already played villains opposite her mother, Babita, in the 1970s. Karisma later joked she felt like she was acting with her 'uncle' on set.
- In Raja Babu (1994), Prem played the lecherous villain who tries to force himself on Karisma's character. The scene where she slaps him was reportedly done in one take — Karisma actually hit him hard enough to leave a mark. Prem told her to do it for real to sell the anger.
- During the shoot of Jawab (1995), Prem noticed Karisma was exhausted from back-to-back films. He quietly told the director to wrap early every day for a week so she could rest. She never forgot that and called him 'the most considerate co-star' in a 1996 interview.
- "Prem ji was the only villain who made me laugh between takes. He'd crack jokes about his own baldness right before a scene where he was supposed to terrify me." — Karisma Kapoor, in a 1997 Filmfare interview about working with Prem Chopra.
- Their pairing in Sapoot (1996) was the last time Prem Chopra played a full-on lecherous uncle to a leading lady. After that, he shifted to comic and character roles. Karisma's refusal to work with him again in that typecast role pushed him to reinvent his image.
4 films across 1 decade
- Raja Babu
- Sapoot
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 4 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, Prem Chopra had 71 films behind them; Karisma Kapoor had 1.
Before Jaagruti, Prem Chopra had starred in 71 films, including Kaala Patthar (1979) and Kranti (1981).
After Sapoot, Prem Chopra went on to appear in 40 more films, including Rocket Singh: Salesman of the Year (2009) and Dhamaal (2007).
Before Jaagruti, Karisma Kapoor had starred in 1 film, including Prem Qaidi (1991).
After Sapoot, Karisma Kapoor went on to appear in 28 more films, including Murder Mubarak (2024) and Jaanwar (1999).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Prem Chopra & Karisma Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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