Anil Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Karisma Kapoor appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1994 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Biwi No.1 (1999 — 5.8/10). Films span Andaz (1994) through Rishtey (2002).
The Anil Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor partnership
From Andaz (1994) to Rishtey (2002). The played out closed with Rishtey in 2002. It started with Andaz (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Biwi No.1; the 2000s to Rishtey. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Karisma Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anil Kapoor personally recommended Karisma for 'Andaz' (1994) after the director was unsure about casting her. He told the team she had the fire for the role.
- In 'Biwi No.1' (1999), Anil deliberately slowed down his comic timing to match Karisma's rhythm. She then pushed him to go faster in retakes — the final scene where they trade insults was entirely improvised between them.
- During 'Rishtey' (2002), Karisma was pregnant with her first child. Anil made the crew wrap shoots by 6 PM so she could rest, and personally drove her home twice when her car broke down.
- Karisma once said in an interview: 'Anil is the only co-star who would rehearse a scene with me 20 times and still laugh at my jokes like it was the first take.'
- The success of 'Biwi No.1' (1999) directly led to David Dhawan casting them again in a cameo for 'Chal Mere Bhai' (2000) — that cameo became the most replayed scene of the film on TV.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.3/10.
- Biwi No.1
- Andaz
- Rishtey
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 8 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 58 films behind them; Karisma Kapoor had 13. After Rishtey, Anil Kapoor kept going for 43 more films; Karisma Kapoor stepped back.
Before Andaz, Anil Kapoor had starred in 58 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Rishtey, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 43 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Andaz, Karisma Kapoor had starred in 13 films, including Anari (1993) and Jigar (1992).
After Rishtey, Karisma Kapoor went on to appear in 7 more films, including Murder Mubarak (2024) and Zero (2018).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Karisma Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Himani Shivpuri is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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