Jackie Shroff & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Jackie Shroff and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 2000 and 2019. Their highest-rated collaboration was Saaho (2019 — 5.8/10). Films span Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain (2000) through Saaho (2019).
The Jackie Shroff & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
After 9 years apart, they came back together for Saaho (2019). They saved their best for last — Saaho (5.8/10) came 19 years in. They didn't share a set between 2010 and 2019.
From Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain (2000) to Saaho (2019). It started with Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain (2000).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain; the 2010s to Saaho. Mahesh Manjrekar director in some, actor in others. Mostly Hindi, with 1 film in Telugu.
Partnership facts
- Jackie Shroff personally called Mahesh Manjrekar to cast him as the villain in Pitaah (2002). Manjrekar was primarily a Marathi actor-director at the time — this was his first major Hindi villain role, and Jackie insisted he take it.
- On the set of Pitaah, Manjrekar kept improvising his dialogue in a thick rural accent. Jackie matched his energy by switching to a raw, unpolished delivery — something he rarely did in his other films. The director later said their back-and-forth made the scenes feel like a real father-son clash.
- After Pitaah, Jackie and Manjrekar became close friends. Jackie would often drop by Manjrekar's house unannounced for chai, and they co-hosted a Marathi TV show together in the mid-2000s called 'Eka Pechya' — a rare crossover where a Hindi star hosted a regional show with a Marathi filmmaker.
- Their third film together, Saaho (2019), was the first time a Hindi actor (Jackie) and a Marathi actor-director (Manjrekar) shared screen space in a pan-India action blockbuster. The film's success directly led to Manjrekar being cast in more big-budget Hindi-Telugu crossovers like 'KGF: Chapter 2' and 'Radhe Shyam'.
- Mahesh Manjrekar once said about Jackie: 'He is the only actor who can make a villain look like a hero and a hero look like a villain — and I learned that by watching him on the set of Pitaah.'
4 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.8/10.
The 2010s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.6/10.
- Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain
- Pitaah
- Saaho
- Teen Patti
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Jackie Shroff had 93 films behind them; Mahesh Manjrekar had 1.
Before Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, Jackie Shroff had starred in 93 films, including Khalnayak (1993) and Milan (1995).
After Saaho, Jackie Shroff went on to appear in 24 more films, including Krishnavataram Part 1: The Heart (Hridayam) (2026) and Jailer (2023).
Before Jis Desh Mein Ganga Rehta Hain, Mahesh Manjrekar had directed 1 film, including Vaastav: The Reality (1999).
After Saaho, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to direct 12 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Aho Vikramaarka! (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Jackie Shroff & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Shraddha Kapoor is the through-line — cast on 2 of their 4 films.
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