Shammi Kapoor & Kader Khan Movies Together List — 7 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shammi Kapoor and Kader Khan appeared together in 7 Hindi films between 1981 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Ahista Ahista (1981 — 6.8/10). Films span Ahista Ahista (1981) through Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002).
The Shammi Kapoor & Kader Khan partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002). Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. They didn't share a set between 1993 and 2002.
From Ahista Ahista (1981) to Waah! Tera Kya Kehna (2002). The played out closed with Waah! Tera Kya Kehna in 2002.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Ahista Ahista; the 2000s to Waah! Tera Kya Kehna. Shammi Kapoor acted in every film; Kader Khan acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
7 films across 3 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 2.8/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.0/10.
- Ahista Ahista
- Desh Premee
- Humshakal
- Dosti Ki Saugandh0
- Waah! Tera Kya Kehna
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
7 films across 21 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
64% of Shammi Kapoor's screen credits are with Kader Khan.
Before Ahista Ahista, Shammi Kapoor had starred in 2 films, including Meera (1979) and Ahsaas (1979).
After Waah! Tera Kya Kehna, Shammi Kapoor went on to appear in 2 more films, including Rockstar (2011) and Sandwich (2006).
Before Ahista Ahista, Kader Khan had starred in 9 films, including Qurbani (1980) and Unees-Bees (1980).
After Waah! Tera Kya Kehna, Kader Khan went on to appear in 13 more films, including Poster Boys (2017) and Lucky: No Time for Love (2005).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shammi Kapoor & Kader Khan's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shakti Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 4 of their 7 films. Shakti Kapoor appears alongside them in 4 films — practically a third lead.
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