Anil Kapoor & Anang Desai Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Anang Desai appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1998 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998 — 6.0/10). Films span Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998) through Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002).
The Anil Kapoor & Anang Desai partnership
From Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998) to Badhaai Ho Badhaai (2002). The ran closed with Badhaai Ho Badhaai in 2002. It started with Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate (1998).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate; the 2000s to Badhaai Ho Badhaai. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Anang Desai acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.6/10.
- Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate
- Badhaai Ho Badhaai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 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, Anil Kapoor had 69 films behind them; Anang Desai had 3. After Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Anil Kapoor kept going for 43 more films; Anang Desai stepped back.
Before Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, Anil Kapoor had starred in 69 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 43 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Jhooth Bole Kauwa Kaate, Anang Desai had starred in 3 films, including Aashiqui (1990) and Gumrah (1993).
After Badhaai Ho Badhaai, Anang Desai went on to appear in 13 more films, including Haq (2025) and Khichdi: The Movie (2010).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Anang Desai's professional partnership
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