Manisha Koirala & Sanjay Dutt Movies Together List — 9 Films

The shape of the work

The 1990s belonged to Yalgaar; the 2010s to Sanju. Manisha Koirala acted in every film; Sanjay Dutt acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Their first film together, Yalgaar (1992), was directed by Feroz Khan. He cast Manisha opposite his son, Sanjay Dutt, after seeing her in Saudagar. Manisha was just 22 and Sanjay was fresh off his first major hit, Saajan.
• In Kartoos (1999), Sanjay played a double role — a terrorist and his lookalike. Manisha played the love interest who gets caught between them. The film's entire tension relies on her character not knowing which one is real, and she sold that confusion with just her eyes.
• Manisha has said in interviews that Sanjay was incredibly protective of her on set, especially during the early 90s when she was new to the industry. He would make sure she was comfortable and even stepped in when crew members got too pushy.
• Their 2008 film Mehbooba was a remake of the Telugu hit Okkadu. It was Sanjay's first film after his release from prison, and Manisha agreed to do it as a favour to him. The film flopped, but it marked his comeback to the screen.
• Manisha once said about Sanjay: 'He is one of the most genuine people I have worked with. He never made me feel like a newcomer. He treated me like an equal from day one.'
• They reunited after 18 years for Sanju (2018), where Manisha played Sanjay's mother, Nargis. She was only 7 years older than him in real life. She later said it was 'weird' but she did it because she trusted Rajkumar Hirani's vision.