Co-Stars & Directors
Kalpana Iyer
Kalpana Iyer Co-Stars, Directors & Movies Together
Kalpana Iyer's collaborators
Kalpana Iyer's most frequent co-actor is Shakti Kapoor — 5 films together. 22 different on-screen and behind-the-camera partners feed Kalpana Iyer's catalogue.
As of June 2026.
Collaborator network
Top 12 collaborators by composite strength score. Distance reflects strength; edge thickness reflects film count; warmer edges are more recent.
Strongest pairings
Shakti Kapoor outpaces the next-strongest by a clear margin — outscoring the next-strongest pairing by 53%.
Top pairings compared
Shakti Kapoor leads on count, rating, and recency — the strongest pairing on every metric the table tracks.
| Metric | Shakti Kapoor | Aruna Irani | Amjad Khan | Mithun Chakraborty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Films together | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
| Avg rating | 5.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.0 |
| First | 1981 | 1982 | 1980 | 1981 |
| Latest | 1994 | 1994 | 1992 | 1987 |
| Best film | Armaan | Laadla | Pyaara Dushman | Disco Dancer |
Top Co-Actors of Kalpana Iyer
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Directors Who Worked with Kalpana Iyer
Multi-decade partnerships
Shakti Kapoor is the only collaborator who has worked with Kalpana Iyer in every decade of her career.
Most acclaimed pairings
The top acclaimed pairings sit within 0.5 of each other — by rating alone, any of them could lead this list.