Padmini Kolhapure & Kunal Kapoor Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Padmini Kolhapure and Kunal Kapoor appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1981 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ahista Ahista (1981 — 6.8/10). Films span Ahista Ahista (1981) through Panipat (2019).
The Padmini Kolhapure & Kunal Kapoor partnership
After 38 years apart, they came back together for Panipat (2019). They didn't share a set between 1981 and 2019. From Ahista Ahista (1981) to Panipat (2019).
It started with Ahista Ahista (1981).
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ahista Ahista; the 2010s to Panipat. Padmini Kolhapure acted in every film; Kunal Kapoor acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.4/10.
- Ahista Ahista
- Panipat
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 38 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
40% of Padmini Kolhapure's screen credits are with Kunal Kapoor.
Before Ahista Ahista, Padmini Kolhapure had starred in 3 films, including Gehrayee (1980) and Insaf Ka Tarazu (1980).
Ahista Ahista was Kunal Kapoor's acting debut.
After Panipat, Kunal Kapoor went on to appear in 6 more films, including Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins (2025) and Koi Jaane Na (2021).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Padmini Kolhapure & Kunal Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Abhishek Nigam is the through-line — cast on 1 of their 2 films.
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