Nisha Kothari & Rajpal Yadav Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Nisha Kothari and Rajpal Yadav appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 2006 and 2007. Their highest-rated collaboration was Go (2007 — 6.3/10). Films span Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) through Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007).
The Nisha Kothari & Rajpal Yadav partnership
From Darna Zaroori Hai (2006) to Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag (2007). It started with Darna Zaroori Hai (2006).
The shape of the work
Nisha Kothari acted in every film; Rajpal Yadav acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Ram Gopal Varma cast Nisha Kothari opposite Rajpal Yadav in 'Darna Zaroori Hai' (2006) after seeing her in a music video. He told her she had the 'right scared face' for horror — and paired her with Rajpal because he wanted a comic relief who could also look terrified.
- In 'Go' (2007), Rajpal Yadav improvised an entire 3-minute monologue about a missing goat while Nisha Kothari had to keep a straight face. She later said she bit her tongue so hard she drew blood — because if she laughed, they'd have to cut the take.
- During the disastrous shoot of 'Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag' (2007), Nisha Kothari and Rajpal Yadav made a pact: every time a scene was rewritten on the spot (which happened 14 times in one day), they'd sneak off to the craft table and share a samosa. Neither has spoken to the other since the film flopped.
- Rajpal Yadav on Nisha Kothari: 'She was the only one who didn't run away from me on set. Everyone else thought I was too loud. She just stood there and let me be loud. That's why we did three films.'
- The only reason 'Go' (2007) exists is because Ram Gopal Varma saw the rushes of Nisha and Rajpal's horror-comedy scene in 'Darna Zaroori Hai' and decided to spin off a full-length comedy around their pairing. That film later inspired a Telugu remake called 'Goa' (2008) — which launched a new comedy duo in Tollywood.
3 films across 1 decade
- Go
- Darna Zaroori Hai
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 1 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Rajpal Yadav kept going for 74 more films; Nisha Kothari stepped back.
Before Darna Zaroori Hai, Nisha Kothari had starred in 3 films, including Jay Jay (2003) and James (2005).
After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Nisha Kothari went on to appear in 6 more films, including Okka Magadu (2008) and Bin Bulaye Baraati (2011).
Before Darna Zaroori Hai, Rajpal Yadav had starred in 28 films, including Meenaxi: A Tale of Three Cities (2004) and Hungama (2003).
After Ram Gopal Varma Ki Aag, Rajpal Yadav went on to appear in 74 more films, including Life Mein Time Nahi Hai Kisi Ko (2019) and Chandu Champion (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Nisha Kothari & Rajpal Yadav's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Amitabh Bachchan is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 3 films.
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