Anil Kapoor & Kimi Katkar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Kimi Katkar appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1988 and 1992. Their highest-rated collaboration was Inteqam (1988 — 4.2/10). Films span Inteqam (1988) through Humlaa (1992).
The Anil Kapoor & Kimi Katkar partnership
Between 1988 and 1992, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 4 years. For 4 years, a Anil–Kimi film arrived almost every year. From Inteqam (1988) to Humlaa (1992).
The spanned closed with Humlaa in 1992. It started with Inteqam (1988).
The shape of the work
The 1980s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Inteqam; the 1990s to Humlaa. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Kimi Katkar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anil Kapoor personally recommended Kimi Katkar for 'Sone Pe Suhaaga' after seeing her in 'Teri Meherbaniyan'. He told the director she had the fire the role needed.
- In 'Kala Bazaar', Anil played a bootlegger and Kimi played a journalist. She deliberately kept her dialogue delivery clipped and fast to match his high-energy style — they ended up finishing each other's sentences in the scene where she confronts him at the bar.
- Their pairing in 'Inteqam' was so intense that the film's poster — showing Anil holding a gun with Kimi behind him — was ripped off by a Telugu remake 'Aagraham' (1990), which used the exact same pose.
- During 'Abhimanyu', Kimi would bring homemade chai for the crew every morning. Anil started joining her for that tea break, and they'd rehearse the next scene together — no director, just the two of them running lines.
- Kimi Katkar once said in a 1990 interview: 'Anil doesn't let you be lazy. If you give 60%, he gives 120% — and then you feel stupid for holding back.'
5 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Inteqam
- Sone Pe Suhaaga
- Humlaa
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 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
71% of Kimi Katkar's screen credits are with Anil Kapoor. After Humlaa, Anil Kapoor kept going for 73 more films; Kimi Katkar stepped back.
Before Inteqam, Anil Kapoor had starred in 25 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Humlaa, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 73 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Inteqam, Kimi Katkar had starred in 2 films, including Mard Ki Zabaan (1987) and Mera Lahoo (1987).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Kimi Katkar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 5 films. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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