Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Acting

Kulbhushan Kharbanda

Born

1944-10-21 (81)

Place of birth

Hasan Abdal, Punjab, British India

Known for

Acting

Credits

66 titles

Known for

Mirzapur poster
8.0

The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city.

Mirzapur

2018

The Discovery of India poster
9.4

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

The Discovery of India

1988

No artwork available
NR

Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari is an Indian television series which premiered on March 9, 2009 on Colors. The story revolves around a family who experience the birth of a daughter after long 18 years.

Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari

2009

Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins poster
6.6

In this high-octane battle of wits and wills, ingenious con artist Rehan devises a diamond heist while trying to outsmart Rajan, his sadistic adversary.

Jewel Thief - The Heist Begins

2025

Guilty Minds poster
6.2

Guilty Minds is a legal drama about one family that is the paragon of virtue and the other, a leading law firm dealing with all shades of grey.

Guilty Minds

2022

Jodhaa Akbar poster
7.3

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

Jodhaa Akbar

2008

Film credits

2010s · 5 titles

2000s · 17 titles

Jodhaa Akbar poster
7.3

A sixteenth century love story about a marriage of alliance that gave birth to true love between a Mughal emperor and a Rajput princess.

Jodhaa Akbar

2008

Refugee poster
5.4

An unnamed young man helps illegal refugees from India and Pakistan cross the border through the Great Rann of Kutch.

Refugee

2000

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India poster
7.3

The year is 1893 and India is under British occupation. In a small village, the tyrannical Captain Russell has imposed an unprecedented land tax on its citizens. Outraged, Bhuvan, a rebellious farmer, rallies the villagers to publicly oppose the tax. Russell offers a novel way to settle the dispute: he challenges Bhuvan and his men to a game of cricket, a sport completely foreign to India. If Bhuvan and his men can defeat Russell's team, the tax will be repealed.

Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India

2001

Monsoon Wedding poster
6.8

A stressed father, a bride-to-be with a secret, a smitten event planner, and relatives from around the world create much ado about the preparations for an arranged marriage in India.

Monsoon Wedding

2001

Hera Pheri poster
7.1

Two tenants and a landlord, in desperate need of money, chance upon a ransom call via a cross connection. They hatch a plan to claim the ransom for themselves.

Hera Pheri

2000

Umrao Jaan poster
8.0

Bollywood film about the famous courtesan of the title. Aishwarya Rai stars in the lead role. The film is directed by J.P. Dutta and also stars Shabana Azmi, Sunil Shetty, Abhishek Bachchan, Divya Dutta, Himani Shivpuri and Kulbhushan Kharbanda. A remake of the original directed by Muzaffar Ali and released in 1981.

Umrao Jaan

2006

Water poster
6.8

In 1938, Mahatma Gandhi's groundbreaking philosophies sweep across India, but 8-year-old Chuyia, newly widowed, must go reside with other outcast widows on an ashram. Her presence transforms the ashram as she befriends two of her compatriots.

Water

2005

Lage Raho Munna Bhai poster
7.3

Lovable goon Munna falls for a morning radio host by the name of Jahnvi, who also runs an elders' home which an unscrupulous builder seeks to attain. In order to gain Jahnvi’s attention, he cheats his way to winning a Mahatma Gandhi radio quiz. When Jahnvi consequently expresses interest in Munna, he and his best friend Circuit attempt to keep up the facade.

Lage Raho Munna Bhai

2006

Manorama Six Feet Under poster
6.5

Satyaveer is an engineer suspended for allegedly accepting a bribe. However, Satyaveer, proud author of a tawdry and thoroughly unsuccessful crime novel, is approached by a woman named Manorama to investigate her husband, whom she suspects of having an affair.

Manorama Six Feet Under

2007

Mela poster
4.5

Best mates Kishen and Shankar decide to help village belle Roopa avenge her family's death, but their friendship is tested in the process.

Mela

2000

Kurbaan poster
5.0

When a handsome young Indian couple (Saif Ali Khan and Kareena Kapoor) moves into the suburbs to claim their stake in the American dream, they are shocked to discover that they've become enmeshed in a secretive terrorist plot. But as tensions escalate, the bride begins to wonder if her husband has told her everything he knows.

Kurbaan

2009

Bose: The Forgotten Hero poster
7.5

After resigning from the presidential post of the Indian National Congress, Subhas Chandra Bose plays an important role in India's freedom struggle during World War II.

Bose: The Forgotten Hero

2005

Garv: Pride and Honour poster
5.7

About to retire, police inspector Samar Singh changes his mind when he discovers that a recently elected official has ties with the underworld.

Garv: Pride and Honour

2004

Pukar poster
6.2

Major Jaidev saves a politician from the clutches of a dreaded terrorist. However, the terrorist joins hands with his childhood friend Anjali to ruin his life.

Pukar

2000

Fight Club: Members Only poster
6.1

Four friends head off to Bombay and get involved in the mother and father of all gang wars.

Fight Club: Members Only

2006

Bollywood/Hollywood poster
5.7

Rahul Seth is a dashing young millionaire who believes he is "western" enough to rebel against his mother and grandmother. They are not too keen about his Caucasian girlfriend Kimberly who, to make matters worse, is a pop star. Before you can say "karmic intervention," Kimberly dies in a freak accident and Rahul is devastated. Instead of allowing him to mourn in peace, Rahul's mother sees the opportunity she's been waiting for. She threatens to call off his sister's wedding unless he finds himself a "nice Indian girl." Rahul enlists the services of Sue, a fiercely independent escort whom he believes to be Hispanic, and therefore not "married" to the conventions taught to young Indian women. With a wink in her eye, Sue accepts the deal to pose as his Indian bride-to-be. She needs the money and having never been a fan of the typical Indian male, she feels her heart is safe. The charade begins....

Bollywood/Hollywood

2002

Ek: The Power of One poster
3.8

Mumbai-based Nandkumar Sharma is a high-priced hit-man. He is paid a princely 1.5 Crore Rupees to injure Anna Mhatre, so that the later can get enough 'sympathy' votes to get him elected as the next Chief Minister, but ends up killing him. On the run from the Police, he ends up assuming the guise of Hoshiyarpur's Puran Singh, who has been away from home for the last 18 years, and does succeed in fooling Puran's joint family. But his hopes for settling there appear to be in vain with the arrival of a CBI Team, led by Inspector Mahendra Kumar Rane - who is determined to expose and arrest Nandkumar at any and all costs.

Ek: The Power of One

2009

1990s · 21 titles

Mere Sapno Ki Rani poster
9.0

An unemployed romantic falls for his dream woman, unaware she’s his fiancée’s sister, igniting chaos when family expectations and a rival suitor turn love into confusion.

Mere Sapno Ki Rani

1997

Border poster
6.5

Amidst the 1971 Indo-Pak war, a company of 120 Indian soldiers stationed at the border region of Longewala in Rajasthan must defend their post through the night against two thousand Pakistani troops armed with tanks. Based on the true events of the Battle of Longewala.

Border

1997

Mahakaal poster
5.5

A demon torments the family and friends of Anita in order to take revenge on his death, which was caused by her police-officer father.

Mahakaal

1994

Yes Boss poster
6.1

Rahul Joshi wants to be a successful businessman so he works hard for his boss Siddharth. One day Rahul meets Seema, an up and coming model, and he feels like he's finally met his match. Will Seema fall for Rahul?

Yes Boss

1997

Gupt: The Hidden Truth poster
6.5

When Governor Jaisingh Sinha is murdered, the needle of suspicion points towards his estranged step-son, Sahil. Now Sahil must prove his innocence and find out who the real killer is.

Gupt: The Hidden Truth

1997

Banjaran poster
7.0

The only daughter of the Chief of a band of gypsies, Reshma is strangely drawn to the only son of a rich and wealthy man, Kunverji. Strangely enough also, she finds out that Kunverji has drawn a portrait of her's even before they met each other. When Kunverji looks into this further, he finds that both he and Reshma are lovers from a past birth, and they were fated to meet in this birth, as they were unable to wed each other in the last birth. This fascinates both of them, however, Reshma's and Kunverji's dads are furious at this, and attempt to make sure that the two are separated. Reshma has been promised to wed Shakti Singh; and Kunverji is to wed, Neha. Will these two lovers be separated again during this birth?

Banjaran

1991

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar poster
7.2

Sanjay, a carefree young man, experiences mental and physical transformation to compete in an inter-collegiate bicycle race after his elder brother is unable to participate due to an injury.

Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikandar

1992

Earth poster
6.6

In 1947, the borderlines between India and Pakistan are being drawn. A young girl bears witnesses to tragedy as her ayah is caught between the love of two men and the rising tide of political and religious violence.

Earth

1998

Baazi poster
6.8

A tough and honest police officer wages a one-man war against terrorists and a corrupt politician who have planned to assassinate the chief minister of the state.

Baazi

1995

China Gate poster
6.5

After witnessing the brutal slaying of her Forest Officer father, Sunder Rajan, at the hands of dreaded dacoit Jageera, Sandhya goes to Colonel Krishnakant Puri and asks for his assistance in bringing an end to Jageera's rule in the Devdurg region. Krishnakant agrees to assist her, and summons about a dozen of his fellow officers and subordinates to assist him. They all assemble at Devdurg with all the necessary ammunitions and arms to combat Jageera, not realizing that Jageera has influence over the local police detachment, who will prevent Puri and his men to possess any guns and weapons. This does not deter Puri and his men, and they continue to stay on in Devdurg and gain the confidence of the villagers. What the villagers do not know that Krishnakant and his men had all been dishonorably discharged from the army for cowardice and retreating when attacked by the enemy. Will Puri and his men abandon Devdurg and let history repeat itself?

China Gate

1998

Major Saab poster
5.6

Virendra is a spoiled young man newly enrolled in the Indian army. Major Jasbir Singh Rana, a tough disciplinarian, is in charge of transforming him into a brave soldier and a noble man.

Major Saab

1998

Coolie No. 1 poster
6.1

Raju is a poor coolie who falls in love with a rich girl. He pretends to be rich and tells one big lie after another to marry her.

Coolie No. 1

1995

Dillagi poster
5.5

Two brothers -- Ranvir and Rajvir along with their parents move to Mumbai. They endure numerous hardships, but their will to survive prevails and they succeed. Soon, their parents pass away, leaving young Rajvir in the care of Ranvir. Now wealthy beyond any means, Ranvir runs the business and Rajvir lives recklessly. When Rajvir falls in love, Ranvir arranges his marriage, but to his dismay finds out that he has arranged his brother to marry the girl he loves.

Dillagi

1999

Fire poster
6.8

In a barren, arranged marriage to an amateur swami who seeks enlightenment through celibacy, Radha's life takes an irresistible turn when her beautiful young sister-in-law seeks to free herself from the confines of her own loveless marriage.

Fire

1997

Mohra poster
6.1

Journalist Roma Singh is the daughter of a jailer. While taking a tour of the jail, she is molested by some of the inmates, and an inmate, Vishal Agnihotri comes to her assistance. She finds out that Vishal is in for four homicides, and decides to investigate further. She finds out, with the help of the owner of her publications, Jindal that Vishal was compelled to take the law in his own hands when the courts failed to punish the assailants of his sister and sweetheart. Soon, Vishal is released from prison, and begins to work for Jindal. It is then that he realizes that he has just walked from a walled prison, to an open prison, as the truth behind his release slowly but surely starts to dawn on him.

Mohra

1994

Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana poster
5.0

A poor village boy falls in love with a pretty girl and yearns to marry her. However, the girl turns out to be a wealthy landlord's mistress and faces many restrictions. A remake of the 1990 Tamil hit Kizhakku Vasal.

Mere Sajana Saath Nibhana

1992

Damini poster
7.5

The theme revolves around the character Damini who represents truth and innocence. After her marriage in renowned wealthy family, Damini happens to see a cruel act done by her brother-in-law. She wants the victim to get justice, but the family including her husband oppose her, which leads her to leave the house. Soon she is helped by a drunkard, an ex-advocate, who helps her in all respect to reach to her aim and therefore justice

Damini

1993

Krishna poster
3.4

A convict freshly out of prison is given an undercover name "Krishna" and the task to bring down a drug kingpin and his cartel.

Krishna

1996

Farishtay poster
5.5

Veeru and Dheerus' sister Gayetri falls in love with Arjun, so they get her married. When Arjun is killed, Gayetri is horrified to find out her brothers are working for Jaichand, the man who killed her husband.

Farishtay

1991

Soldier poster
5.8

The story follows a young man (Bobby Deol) who flees India and arrives in Australia seeking vengence for something that started in India. In Australia he meets and falls in love with the daughter of a rich and powerful man(Suresh Oberoi). The story keeps the covers on Bobby Deols plan until the end when everything is revealed as to why he is a SOLDIER.

Soldier

1998

Maharaja poster
5.2

Fearing his death, Ranbir Singh (Salim Ghouse) decides to kill Kohinoor when he is a child, in vain though. After 20 years Kohinoor (Govinda) returns to claim his rightful place in the ...

Maharaja

1998

1980s · 13 titles

Chakra poster
5.4

Amma's husband is shot by the cops after he kills a man who tried to rape Amma. After this event, she moves to a slum where two men use her but also love her.

Chakra

1981

Ram Teri Ganga Maili poster
6.0

Ganga Singh lives near Gangotri with her brother, Karam. One day she comes to the assistance of a young man, Narendra Sahay, who has come with a group of Calcutta-based college students to study the source of the holy river Ganga, and to get some holy water for his wheelchair-bound paternal grandma. Both are attracted to each other, and on the next Puran Mashi get married, and spend the night in close intimacy. Narendra leaves, but promises Ganga that he will be back soon. Months go by, but he does not return. She gives birth to a son, and as soon she is able to, she starts her journey to Alipor, Calcutta, to confront Narendra and ensure a better future for their son.

Ram Teri Ganga Maili

1985

Shaan poster
6.8

DSP Shiv Kumar returns home to his wife Sheetal and their young daughter and announces that he has been transferred to Bombay. Shiv Kumar has two brothers, Vijay and Ravi, who live in Mumbai. They are intelligent and capable guys, but spend their time loafing about the city and swindling unsuspecting people.

Shaan

1980

Utsav poster
5.0

Vasantasena, a courtesan who dances at the King Palaka's court hides in Charudatta's house while running away from the amorous attentions of the king's brother-in-law. She falls in love with Charudatta, though he is married and penniless.

Utsav

1984

Shakti poster
7.3

A policeman's son becomes a criminal after a childhood incident creates a rift between them.

Shakti

1982

Prem Rog poster
7.2

Manorama, the daughter of a rich, orthodox family is married off, leaving her childhood friend Deodhar and his secret love for her, in despair. When tragedy befalls her, and traditions seem unfair, Deodhar must fight for what's right.

Prem Rog

1982

Batwara poster
8.9

Amidst the fall of princely states in post-independence India, the friendship between Vikram, who comes from an aristocratic family, and a peasant is tested. Vikram turns vengeful after his brother is killed in a peasant colony.

Batwara

1989

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga poster
6.0

Bachelor Shankar Saxena lives with his elder brother, Chief Engineer Vinay, his wife, Kavita, and their daughter of marriageable age, Pooja. Shankar is an undercover CBI Officer, a fact that was hidden from the rest of the family, until only recently. Vinay would like Pooja to get married to Deepak Malhotra, who works in his office, and is quite unaware that Deepak and Pooja have already met and are very much in love. Although Deepak comes from a poor family, and lives with his widowed and blind mother, Vinay does not foresee this as a problem. Then suddenly things change dramatically when Vinay suspects Deepak of accepting bribes from a corrupt builder named Shaadilal, fires Deepak, pending a police investigation. And to make matters worse, Shankar too is aware of Deepak - not as a groom for his niece, but as a suspect for murder!! But before he could arrest Deepak, he must execute a warrant for the arrest of none other than Vinay himself.

Paap Ko Jalaa Kar Raakh Kar Doonga

1988

Main Tera Dushman poster
7.8

Kishan Srivastav and his wife Jaya move to rural Ramgarh, and upset the criminal activities of Thakur Dayalum a local police officer. In their attempts Kishan ends up being framed for a murder by Thakur Dayalum.

Main Tera Dushman

1989

Veerana poster
5.8

A beautiful young girl, possessed from childhood by a vengeful spirit, wanders around lonely places to seduce and kill people and thus, gradually becomes lost in a dark world of revenge and lust.

Veerana

1988

Silsila poster
6.3

When his brother's tragic death leaves his pregnant fiancée devastated, playwright Amit selflessly marries her to protect her from societal contempt. However, when fate brings him face-to-face with his former flame, love proves to be stronger than marital vows.

Silsila

1981

Uttar Dakshin poster
6.5

At the time of his mother's death, Raja comes to know that his father is still alive and living a wealthy life. Raja now befriends Shankran, his step-brother.

Uttar Dakshin

1987

Jaan Hatheli Pe poster
10.0

Soni is forced to work for Chinoy, a smuggler, and soon becomes the head of the gang without his wife's knowledge. However, his misdeeds are exposed when Ram testifies again him and gets him arrested.

Jaan Hatheli Pe

1987

Series credits

Mirzapur poster
8.0

The iron-fisted Akhandanand Tripathi is a millionaire carpet exporter and the mafia don of Mirzapur. His son, Munna, is an unworthy, power-hungry heir who will stop at nothing to inherit his father's legacy. An incident at a wedding procession forces him to cross paths with Ramakant Pandit, an upstanding lawyer, and his sons, Guddu and Bablu. It snowballs into a game of ambition, power and greed that threatens the fabric of this lawless city.

Mirzapur

2018

The Discovery of India poster
9.4

Bharat Ek Khoj is a 53-episode Indian historical drama based on the book The Discovery of India by Jawaharlal Nehru, that dramatically unfolds the 5000 year history of India from its beginnings to the coming of independence in 1947. The drama was directed, written and produced by Shyam Benegal with cinematographer V. K. Murthy in 1988 for state-owned Doordarshan. Benegal's regular script collaborator Shama Zaidi also co-wrote the script.

The Discovery of India

1988

No artwork available
NR

Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari is an Indian television series which premiered on March 9, 2009 on Colors. The story revolves around a family who experience the birth of a daughter after long 18 years.

Mere Ghar Aayi Ek Nanhi Pari

2009

Guilty Minds poster
6.2

Guilty Minds is a legal drama about one family that is the paragon of virtue and the other, a leading law firm dealing with all shades of grey.

Guilty Minds

2022

Love Shots poster
6.0

It's a set of six amusing short films that paint an honest and amusing picture of love. The series traces love in an unconventional way, across all ages and professions.

Love Shots

2016

Kamathipura poster
NR

Police find the abandoned dead body of the prostitute in the Kamathipura area of Mumbai. Lady cop Aditi Acharya starts the investigation.

Kamathipura

2021