Rajesh Khanna & Rishi Kapoor Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-05 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh Khanna and Rishi Kapoor appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1985 and 1999. Their highest-rated collaboration was Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999 — 5.4/10). Films span Zamana (1985) through Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999).
The Rajesh Khanna & Rishi Kapoor partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999). They saved their best for last — Aa Ab Laut Chalen (5.4/10) came 14 years in. They didn't share a set between 1991 and 1999.
From Zamana (1985) to Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999). The unfolded closed with Aa Ab Laut Chalen in 1999.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Zamana; the 1990s to Aa Ab Laut Chalen. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Rajesh Khanna personally recommended Rishi Kapoor for the lead in Zamana (1985) after the original choice backed out. Rishi later said that call changed his 80s career.
- In Vijay (1988), Rajesh played the righteous elder brother and Rishi the hot-headed younger one. Rishi admitted he deliberately slowed his usual fast delivery to match Rajesh's signature pause-heavy style — making their confrontations feel like a real generational clash.
- During Ghar Parivar (1991), Rajesh and Rishi shared a vanity van on set — unusual for two male leads. They spent hours playing chess between shots. Rishi later said Rajesh never let him win, not once.
- "He was the only co-star who'd call me at 2 AM to discuss a scene. I'd groan, but I always picked up." — Rishi Kapoor on Rajesh Khanna, in a 2017 interview about their Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) shoot.
- Their pairing in Zamana (1985) directly inspired the 'two brothers with a secret' template that Yash Chopra later used for his own multi-starrer Vijay (1988) — but with a different cast. Chopra admitted he watched Zamana's rushes to study their rhythm.
- After Aa Ab Laut Chalen (1999) flopped, Rajesh and Rishi didn't speak for nearly a decade. Rishi later revealed it was because Rajesh blamed him for not promoting the film enough. They reconciled only at a mutual friend's wedding in 2008.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1980s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.0/10.
The 1990s accounted for 2 films, averaging 5.3/10.
- Zamana
- Vijay
- Aa Ab Laut Chalen
- Ghar Parivar
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 14 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Rishi Kapoor kept going for 39 more films; Rajesh Khanna stepped back. By the time of Zamana, both already had careers — Rajesh Khanna with 31 films, Rishi Kapoor with 21.
Before Zamana, Rajesh Khanna had starred in 31 films, including Agar Tum Na Hote (1983) and Avtaar (1983).
After Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Rajesh Khanna went on to appear in 5 more films, including Jaana - Let's Fall In Love (2006) and Wafaa (2008).
Before Zamana, Rishi Kapoor had starred in 21 films, including Sargam (1979) and Prem Rog (1982).
After Aa Ab Laut Chalen, Rishi Kapoor went on to appear in 39 more films, including Kapoor & Sons (2016) and Sharmaji Namkeen (2022).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh Khanna & Rishi Kapoor's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
Moushumi Chatterjee is the through-line — cast on 3 of their 4 films. Moushumi Chatterjee appears alongside them in 3 films — practically a third lead.
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