Govinda & Karisma Kapoor Movies Together List — 10 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Govinda and Karisma Kapoor appeared together in 10 Hindi films between 1993 and 2000. Their highest-rated collaboration was Raja Babu (1994 — 6.1/10). Films span Muqabla (1993) through Shikari (2000).
The Govinda & Karisma Kapoor partnership
Between 1993 and 2000, they barely worked apart — 10 films in 7 years. 1994 was their peak — 4 films in twelve months. For 7 years, a Govinda–Karisma film arrived almost every year.
From Muqabla (1993) to Shikari (2000). The spanned closed with Shikari in 2000.
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 90% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Raja Babu; the 2000s to Shikari. Govinda acted in every film; Karisma Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Govinda personally requested Karisma for 'Raja Babu' (1994) after their first two films flopped. He told the director David Dhawan that only she could match his comic timing. That film became their first hit and set the template for their next seven movies together.
- On the sets of 'Coolie No. 1' (1995), Govinda would deliberately mess up his lines to make Karisma laugh. She'd then improvise a comeback that he'd weave into the final take. David Dhawan said their outtakes were funnier than the scripted scenes.
- Their pairing in 'Hero No. 1' (1997) directly inspired the 2000s trend of 'comedy of remarriage' in Bollywood. The film's plot — a guy pretending to be a servant to win over a girl's family — was recycled by at least three other directors for Govinda's later films.
- During the shoot of 'Saajan Chale Sasural' (1996), Karisma's mother Babita would sit in the vanity van and vet every scene Govinda improvised. If she felt a joke was too crass, she'd walk to the set and ask David Dhawan to cut it. Govinda never complained.
- Karisma once said: 'Govinda is the only co-star who could make me forget the camera. When he did his step, I'd just stand there and laugh. That's not acting — that's real.'
10 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 9 films, averaging 5.4/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Raja Babu
- Coolie No. 1
- Shikari
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
10 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Karisma Kapoor's screen credits are with Govinda. When they first worked together, Govinda had 45 films behind them; Karisma Kapoor had 8. After Shikari, Govinda kept going for 34 more films; Karisma Kapoor stepped back.
Before Muqabla, Govinda had starred in 45 films, including Hum (1991) and Shola Aur Shabnam (1992).
After Shikari, Govinda went on to appear in 34 more films, including Holiday (2014) and Bhagam Bhag (2006).
Before Muqabla, Karisma Kapoor had starred in 8 films, including Jigar (1992) and Deedar (1992).
After Shikari, Karisma Kapoor went on to appear in 13 more films, including Murder Mubarak (2024) and Zubeidaa (2001).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Govinda & Karisma Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Kader Khan is the through-line — cast on 7 of their 10 films. Kader Khan appears alongside them in 7 films — practically a third lead.
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