David Dhawan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
David Dhawan and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1995 and 1997. Their highest-rated collaboration was Coolie No. 1 (1995 — 6.1/10). Films span Coolie No. 1 (1995) through Banarasi Babu (1997).
The David Dhawan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
From Coolie No. 1 (1995) to Banarasi Babu (1997). The played out closed with Banarasi Babu in 1997. It started with Coolie No. 1 (1995).
The shape of the work
David Dhawan directed every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 1 decade
- Coolie No. 1
- Loafer
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 2 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, David Dhawan had 9 films behind them; Kulbhushan Kharbanda had 54.
Before Coolie No. 1, David Dhawan had directed 9 films, including Raja Babu (1994) and Aankhen (1993).
After Banarasi Babu, David Dhawan went on to direct 21 more films, including Mujhse Shaadi Karogi (2004) and Haseena Maan Jaayegi (1999).
Before Coolie No. 1, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 54 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Banarasi Babu, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 31 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of David Dhawan & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Govinda is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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