Shivaji & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Shivaji and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1999 and 2002. Their highest-rated collaboration was Vaastav: The Reality (1999 — 5.9/10). Films span Vaastav: The Reality (1999) through Hathyar (2002).
The Shivaji & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
From Vaastav: The Reality (1999) to Hathyar (2002). The played out closed with Hathyar in 2002. It started with Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
The shape of the work
The 1990s belonged to Vaastav: The Reality; the 2000s to Kurukshetra. Shivaji acted in every film; Mahesh Manjrekar directed all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
3 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.9/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.5/10.
- Vaastav: The Reality
- Kurukshetra
- Hathyar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 3 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Hathyar, Mahesh Manjrekar kept going for 52 more films; Shivaji stepped back.
Before Vaastav: The Reality, Shivaji had starred in 3 films, including Ghulam-E-Musthaf (1997) and Yugpurush (1998).
After Hathyar, Shivaji went on to appear in 5 more films, including Taxi No. 9211 (2006) and Bardaasht (2004).
Vaastav: The Reality was Mahesh Manjrekar's directorial debut.
After Hathyar, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to direct 52 more films, including Bajirao Mastani (2015) and Oh My God (2012).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Shivaji & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Sanjay Dutt is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 3 films. Sanjay Dutt appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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