Vinod Khanna & Kulbhushan Kharbanda Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Vinod Khanna and Kulbhushan Kharbanda appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1989 and 1991. Their highest-rated collaboration was Batwara (1989 — 4.9/10). Films span Batwara (1989) through Farishtay (1991).
The Vinod Khanna & Kulbhushan Kharbanda partnership
From Batwara (1989) to Farishtay (1991). The ran closed with Farishtay in 1991. It started with Batwara (1989).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Batwara; the 1990s to Farishtay. Vinod Khanna acted in every film; Kulbhushan Kharbanda acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 3.8/10.
- Batwara
- Farishtay
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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
After Farishtay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda kept going for 52 more films; Vinod Khanna stepped back. By the time of Batwara, both already had careers — Vinod Khanna with 25 films, Kulbhushan Kharbanda with 34.
Before Batwara, Vinod Khanna had starred in 25 films, including Meera (1979) and Qurbani (1980).
After Farishtay, Vinod Khanna went on to appear in 31 more films, including Red Alert: The War Within (2010) and 99 (2009).
Before Batwara, Kulbhushan Kharbanda had starred in 34 films, including Mandi (1983) and Arth (1982).
After Farishtay, Kulbhushan Kharbanda went on to appear in 52 more films, including Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006) and Jodhaa Akbar (2008).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Vinod Khanna & Kulbhushan Kharbanda's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Dharmendra is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
