Bollywood has entertained us with many famous comic jodis over the years, such as Sunil Dutt and Kishore Kumar, Govinda and Kader Khan, and Akshay Kumar and Paresh Rawal. One notable jodi among them was that of Govinda and Shakti Kapoor. Their friendship in the 90s and early 2000s is still remembered. Remember how entertaining their movies were?
Govinda and Shakti Kapoor have worked in films like Coolie No. 1, Rajaji, Raja Babu and Bhagam Bhag. We give you details about their collaboration in films.
9 Govinda and Shakti Kapoor movies that you will need popcorn to watch:
1. Coolie No.1
- Cast: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDB Rating: 6.6
- Release Year: 1995
- Genre: Comedy
- Where to watch: Disney+Hotstar
Directed by David Dhawan, Coolie No. 1 starred Govinda and Karisma Kapoor in the lead roles. It also featured Kader Khan, Sadashiv Amrapurkar and Shakti Kapoor in important roles. The story is about a matchmaker who is on a mission to teach a lesson to an arrogant rich man, Hoshiyaar Chand.
He meets Govinda’s character Raju Coolie and asks him to disguise himself as Prince Kunwar Pratap Singh. The matchmaker plans with Raju to marry Hoshiyaar’s daughter Malti (played by Karisma Kapoor). The film has many funny twists and turns.
Shakti Kapoor was cast in the role of Malti’s uncle Govardhan Mama in this film.
2. Raja Babu
- Cast: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb Rating: 6.4
- Release Year: 1994
- Genre: Comedy/Action
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Starring Govinda and Karisma Kapoor, Raja Babu is the story of Raja, a spoilt brat who is adopted by a rich couple in a village. Raja falls in love with a city girl named Madhu and plans to woo her with his charm and wealth. However, he is rejected due to his low education and unrefined nature.
Govinda played the role of Raja and Karisma played the role of Madhu. Shakti Kapoor played his assistant Nandu. Govinda and Shakti’s friendship was the highlight of this film. Remember Shakti’s famous dialogue “Nandu sabka bandhu”?
3. Shoot with your eyes
- Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Kader Khan and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb rating: 5.2
- Release Year: 2002
- Genre: Comedy/Romance
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Akhiyon Se Goli Maare starred Govinda and Raveena Tandon in the lead roles. This 2002 film is about Kader Khan’s character Aklindar aka Topichand Bhangari, who wants to get his daughter Kiran married to a gangster. However, Kiran falls in love with a rich man Raj. The couple then hatch a plan to impress her father while he disguises himself as a gangster.
Govinda was cast as Raj Oberoi and Bobdeya Dada. Raveena played Kiran Bhangari. Shakti Kapoor was cast in the role of gangster Shakti Dada.
4. Saajan goes to in-laws house
- Cast: Govinda, Karisma Kapoor, Tabu, Satish Kaushik and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb Rating: 5.9
- Release Year: 1996
- Genre: Comedy/Romance
- Where to watch: ZEE5
Saajan Chale Sasural featured Govinda, Karisma Kapoor and Tabu in lead roles. The film is based on a love triangle between the lead characters Shyamsundar, Pooja and Divya. Govinda played the role of Shyamsundar, a music lover who learns about the death of his first wife, Karisma’s character Pooja, in the village.
Later he marries Divya, the daughter of Khurana, the chairman of the cassette company. Shakti Kapoor was cast as a singer in this film.
5. Rajaji
- Cast: Govinda, Raveena Tandon, Satish Kaushik and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb Rating: 4.8
- Release Year: 1999
- Genre: Comedy
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
The 1999 film Rajaji starred Govinda and Raveena Tandon in lead roles. Govinda played the role of Rajaji, while Raveena played his girlfriend Payal. Shakti Kapoor’s character was named Dhanpat Rai.
Rajaji wants to live an easy life by marrying a rich woman. He marries Payal, thinking she is rich, but she turns out to be the daughter of a gardener. Rajaji refuses to accept her as his wife. Later he realises his mistake and wins her over.
6. Debt needs to be repaid
- Cast: Govinda, Juhi Chawla, Kader Khan, and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb Rating: 4.9
- Release Year: 1991
- Genre: Action/Drama
- Where to watch: YouTube
Directed by Bimal Kumar, Karz Chukna Hai featured Govinda and Juhi Chawla in the lead roles. The story is inspired by Kumar’s 1989 film, Jaisi Karni Waisi Bharni. Kader Khan plays the role of Atmaram, an arrogant and alcoholic man. Atmaram comes from a simple background and wants to live a luxurious life. He forces his son Vijay to fulfill his expectations.
Govinda played the role of Atmaram’s second son Ravi. Juhi Chawla played his girlfriend Radha. Shakti Kapoor played the role of Seth Usman in the film.
7. Run Run
- Cast: Akshay Kumar, Govinda, Lara Dutta and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDB Rating: 6.6
- Release Year: 2006
- Genre: Comedy/Thriller
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Directed by Priyadarshan, Bhagam Bhag’s story focuses on a theatre group led by Champak Chaturvedi (played by Paresh Rawal). They are given a chance to perform in London, but they discover that their lead actress has gone missing.
In this film, Akshay Kumar and Govinda played the roles of Bunty and Babla, the main members of the theatre group. Shakti Kapoor played the role of Guru. Govinda and Shakti’s scenes in this comedy thriller were quite funny.
8. The country where Ganga resides
- Cast: Govinda, Sonali Bendre, Rinke Khanna and Shakti Kapoor
- IMDb Rating: 4.9
- Release Year: 2000
- Genre: Comedy
- Where to watch: ZEE5
Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rahta Hai starred Govinda and Sonali Bendre in the lead roles. Directed by Mahesh Manjrekar, the film is the story of an innocent man named Ganga (Govinda) who is raised by a foster couple in a village. Upon returning to his family in the city, he struggles to adjust to modern society.
Shakti Kapoor played the character of Avinash Trivedi in this film.
9. Eyes
- Cast: Govinda, Chunky Pandey, Kader Khan
- IMDb Rating: 6.8
- Release Year: 1993
- Genre: Comedy/Action
- Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video
Directed by David Dhawan, ‘Aankhen’ featured Govinda and Chunky Pandey in lead roles. They played brothers Munnu and Bunnu. Kader Khan played their father.
Munnu and Bunnu play pranks on people. One prank goes so far that Bunnu disappears and is presumed dead. People believe Munnu is responsible for his disappearance.
Govinda played a dual role in the film, Bunnu and Gaurishankar. Shakti Kapoor played the role of Tejeshwar in this 1993 film.
Which one is your favorite?
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