Benjamin Gilani & Annu Kapoor Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Benjamin Gilani and Annu Kapoor appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 1993 and 2015. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sardar (1993 — 5.2/10). Films span Sardar (1993) through Jai Ho Democracy (2015).
The Benjamin Gilani & Annu Kapoor partnership
After 22 years apart, they came back together for Jai Ho Democracy (2015). They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2015. From Sardar (1993) to Jai Ho Democracy (2015).
It started with Sardar (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Sardar; the 2010s to Jai Ho Democracy. Benjamin Gilani acted in every film; Annu Kapoor acted in all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.2/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film.
- Sardar
- Jai Ho Democracy0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 22 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Jai Ho Democracy, Annu Kapoor kept going for 16 more films; Benjamin Gilani stepped back.
Before Sardar, Benjamin Gilani had starred in 5 films, including Mirch Masala (1987) and Musafir (1986).
After Jai Ho Democracy, Benjamin Gilani went on to appear in 1 more film, including Music School (2023).
Before Sardar, Annu Kapoor had starred in 20 films, including Aadharshila (1982) and Mashaal (1984).
After Jai Ho Democracy, Annu Kapoor went on to appear in 16 more films, including Jolly LLB 2 (2017) and Rules Ranjann (2023).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Benjamin Gilani & Annu Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Satish Kaushik is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 2 films.
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