Raj Babbar & Pahlaj Nihalani Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-12 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Raj Babbar and Pahlaj Nihalani appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1993 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aankhen (1993 — 5.8/10). Films span Aankhen (1993) through Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003).
The Raj Babbar & Pahlaj Nihalani partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003). They didn't share a set between 1994 and 2003. From Aankhen (1993) to Talaash: The Hunt Begins... (2003).
The played out closed with Talaash: The Hunt Begins... in 2003. It started with Aankhen (1993).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Aankhen; the 2000s to Talaash: The Hunt Begins.... Raj Babbar acted in every film; Pahlaj Nihalani produced all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.0/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.7/10.
- Aankhen
- Andaz
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 10 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, Raj Babbar had 88 films behind them; Pahlaj Nihalani had 8. After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Raj Babbar kept going for 17 more films; Pahlaj Nihalani stepped back.
Before Aankhen, Raj Babbar had starred in 88 films, including Kalyug (1981) and Nikaah (1982).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Raj Babbar went on to appear in 17 more films, including Mirg (2024) and Corporate (2006).
Before Aankhen, Pahlaj Nihalani had starred in 8 films, including Shola Aur Shabnam (1992) and Aag Hi Aag (1987).
After Talaash: The Hunt Begins..., Pahlaj Nihalani went on to appear in 1 more film, including Rangeela Raja (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Raj Babbar & Pahlaj Nihalani's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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