Anil Kapoor & Raj Kanwar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Anil Kapoor and Raj Kanwar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1994 and 2006. Their highest-rated collaboration was Judaai (1997 — 5.8/10). Films span Laadla (1994) through Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006).
The Anil Kapoor & Raj Kanwar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006). They didn't share a set between 1997 and 2006. From Laadla (1994) to Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006).
The played out closed with Humko Deewana Kar Gaye in 2006. It started with Laadla (1994).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Judaai; the 2000s to Humko Deewana Kar Gaye. Anil Kapoor acted in every film; Raj Kanwar directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Anil Kapoor personally recommended Raj Kanwar for the lead role in Laadla (1994) after the director, Raj Kanwar, had initially planned to cast someone else. Anil saw Raj's audition tape and insisted he was perfect for the part.
- On the sets of Judaai (1997), Raj Kanwar would deliberately slow down his dialogue delivery to match Anil Kapoor's rapid-fire style, creating a rhythm that made their confrontational scenes crackle. Anil later said Raj's patience let him go bigger without losing the scene.
- After Humko Deewana Kar Gaye (2006) flopped, Raj Kanwar stopped acting in Hindi films entirely. Anil Kapoor called him the next day and offered him a role in his own production — Raj turned it down, saying he'd rather direct. They never worked together again.
- "Raj was the only co-star who would rehearse a scene with me at 3 AM, then show up on set and change the entire blocking. I loved that chaos." — Anil Kapoor, in a 2007 interview with Filmfare, recalling their Judaai shoot.
- Their first film together, Laadla (1994), was the debut of actress Sridevi's younger sister, Srilatha. Anil and Raj both vouched for her to the producer, and she got her only Hindi film role because of their joint insistence.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.9/10.
- Judaai
- Laadla
- Humko Deewana Kar Gaye
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 12 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
50% of Raj Kanwar's screen credits are with Anil Kapoor. When they first worked together, Anil Kapoor had 58 films behind them; Raj Kanwar had 1. After Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, Anil Kapoor kept going for 34 more films; Raj Kanwar stepped back.
Before Laadla, Anil Kapoor had starred in 58 films, including Shakti (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, Anil Kapoor went on to appear in 34 more films, including Animal (2023) and Jugjugg Jeeyo (2022).
Before Laadla, Raj Kanwar had directed 1 film, including Deewana (1992).
After Humko Deewana Kar Gaye, Raj Kanwar went on to direct 2 more films, including Sadiyaan (2010) and Raqeeb (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Anil Kapoor & Raj Kanwar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Farida Jalal is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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