Manisha Koirala & Paresh Rawal Movies Together List — 6 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Manisha Koirala and Paresh Rawal appeared together in 6 Hindi films between 1995 and 2018. Their highest-rated collaboration was Sanju (2018 — 7.6/10). Films span Milan (1995) through Sanju (2018).
The Manisha Koirala & Paresh Rawal partnership
After 16 years apart, they came back together for Dutt (2017). They didn't share a set between 2001 and 2017. They saved their best for last — Sanju (7.6/10) came 23 years in.
Their work runs across 3 decades of Hindi cinema. From Milan (1995) to Sanju (2018).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Milan; the 2010s to Sanju. Manisha Koirala acted in every film; Paresh Rawal acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Milan (1995), was a love triangle where Manisha’s character was torn between Paresh and another actor. Paresh was cast as the older, possessive husband — a role that set the template for their on-screen dynamic for years.
- In Achanak (1998), Paresh played a cop interrogating Manisha’s character. The entire tension of their scenes came from him staying completely still while she broke down — he let her do all the emotional heavy lifting, and she trusted him to hold the frame steady.
- Sanju (2018) was their biggest hit together, but the real ripple is that Paresh played Manisha’s on-screen father — a full circle from playing her possessive husband in Milan 23 years earlier. No other actor pair in Hindi cinema has played both lover and parent to the same co-star.
- During the disastrous shoot of Moksha: Salvation (2001), which was a vanity project for a politician’s son, Manisha and Paresh reportedly bonded over how bad the script was. They’d rewrite their own lines together in the makeup van just to get through the day.
- Paresh once said in an interview about Manisha: 'She has this rare quality — she can make you feel something without saying a word. In Milan, I just had to stand there and react to her eyes.'
6 films across 3 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.5/10.
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.4/10.
The 2010s brought 2 films together, anchored by Sanju (7.6/10).
- Milan
- Gupt: The Hidden Truth
- Moksha: Salvation
- Sanju
- Dutt0
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
6 films across 23 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
32% of Manisha Koirala's screen credits are with Paresh Rawal. When they first worked together, Manisha Koirala had 9 films behind them; Paresh Rawal had 55. After Sanju, Paresh Rawal kept going for 21 more films; Manisha Koirala stepped back.
Before Milan, Manisha Koirala had starred in 9 films, including Anmol (1993) and 1942: A Love Story (1994).
After Sanju, Manisha Koirala went on to appear in 4 more films, including Prasthanam (2019) and 99 Songs (2021).
Before Milan, Paresh Rawal had starred in 55 films, including Swayam (1991) and Andaz Apna Apna (1994).
After Sanju, Paresh Rawal went on to appear in 21 more films, including Sarfira (2024) and Uri The Surgical Strike (2019).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Manisha Koirala & Paresh Rawal's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Manisha Koirala & Paresh Rawal's films together
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