Sonali Bendre & Mukesh Rishi Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Sonali Bendre and Mukesh Rishi appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 1996 and 2003. Their highest-rated collaboration was Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003 — 6.8/10). Films span Sapoot (1996) through Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003).
The Sonali Bendre & Mukesh Rishi partnership
Between 1996 and 2003, they barely worked apart — 5 films in 7 years. They saved their best for last — Palnati Brahmanayudu (6.8/10) came 7 years in. From Sapoot (1996) to Palnati Brahmanayudu (2003).
The spanned closed with Palnati Brahmanayudu in 2003. It started with Sapoot (1996).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 60% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Sarfarosh; the 2000s to Palnati Brahmanayudu. Sonali Bendre acted in every film; Mukesh Rishi acted in all of them. Mostly Hindi, with 2 films in Telugu.
5 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
The 2000s accounted for 3 films, averaging 5.9/10.
- Sarfarosh
- Sapoot
- Palnati Brahmanayudu
- Indra
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 7 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 2 languages, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
36% of Sonali Bendre's screen credits are with Mukesh Rishi. After Palnati Brahmanayudu, Mukesh Rishi kept going for 56 more films; Sonali Bendre stepped back.
Before Sapoot, Sonali Bendre had starred in 6 films, including Bombay (1995) and Takkar (1995).
After Palnati Brahmanayudu, Sonali Bendre went on to appear in 3 more films, including Shankar Dada MBBS (2004) and Be Happy (2025).
Before Sapoot, Mukesh Rishi had starred in 4 films, including Baazi (1995) and Parampara (1992).
After Palnati Brahmanayudu, Mukesh Rishi went on to appear in 56 more films, including Nenunnanu (2004) and Rajanna (2011).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Sonali Bendre & Mukesh Rishi's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Sonali Bendre & Mukesh Rishi's films together
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