K.C. Bokadia & Vikas Anand Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
K.C. Bokadia and Vikas Anand appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1985 and 1998. Their highest-rated collaboration was Teri Meherbaniyan (1985 — 5.0/10). Films span Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) through Zulm-O-Sitam (1998).
The K.C. Bokadia & Vikas Anand partnership
From Teri Meherbaniyan (1985) to Zulm-O-Sitam (1998). The unfolded closed with Zulm-O-Sitam in 1998. It started with Teri Meherbaniyan (1985).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1980s belonged to Teri Meherbaniyan; the 1990s to Tyaagi. Never on the same side of the camera — K.C. Bokadia director, Vikas Anand actor, across all 4 films. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Bokadia cast Vikas Anand in Tyaagi (1992) only after his first choice for the villain role walked out two days before shooting. Anand got the part because he showed up at Bokadia's office at 6 AM with a handwritten note saying he'd work for free.
- On the set of Insaniyat Ke Devta (1993), Bokadia would write dialogue in the morning and hand it to Anand, who then rewrote his own lines in a mix of Hindi and Urdu. Bokadia never objected — he said Anand's versions made the villain sound smarter than the hero.
- After Zulm-O-Sitam (1998) flopped, Bokadia and Anand didn't speak for 11 years. They finally reconciled in 2009 at a mutual friend's wedding, where Anand reportedly told Bokadia, 'You still owe me for that free film.'
- The only reason Zulm-O-Sitam (1998) got a theatrical release was because Bokadia and Anand pooled their own money to buy the print from the lab. That print later became the basis for a low-budget TV series on Doordarshan in 2001.
- Vikas Anand once said in a 2004 interview: 'Bokadia sahab gave me the freedom to make my villain laugh while killing someone. No other director let me do that.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.8/10.
- Teri Meherbaniyan
- Tyaagi
- Zulm-O-Sitam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 13 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of K.C. Bokadia's screen credits are with Vikas Anand.
Before Teri Meherbaniyan, K.C. Bokadia had directed 1 film, including Choron Ki Baaraat (1980).
After Zulm-O-Sitam, K.C. Bokadia went on to direct 6 more films, including Dirty Politics (2015) and Lal Baadshah (1999).
Before Teri Meherbaniyan, Vikas Anand had starred in 9 films, including Shakti (1982) and Raavan (1984).
After Zulm-O-Sitam, Vikas Anand went on to appear in 7 more films, including Sanam Teri Kasam (2009) and Hum Tumhare Hain Sanam (2002).
Collaboration Journey
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Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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