Rajesh Khanna & Dharmendra Movies Together List — 3 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Rajesh Khanna and Dharmendra appeared together in 3 Hindi films between 1982 and 1986. Their highest-rated collaboration was Rajuput (1982 — 5.8/10). Films span Rajuput (1982) through Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986).
The Rajesh Khanna & Dharmendra partnership
From Rajuput (1982) to Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986). The played out closed with Mohabbat Ki Kasam in 1986. It started with Rajuput (1982).
The shape of the work
Rajesh Khanna acted in every film; Dharmendra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They only teamed up after both had peaked as solo superstars. By 1982, Khanna was already fading and Dharmendra was the bigger draw. Rajput was a desperate attempt to revive Khanna's box office by pairing him with a still-hot Dharmendra.
- In Rajput (1982), Dharmendra played the loud, action-heavy brother while Khanna played the soft, romantic one. They deliberately split their strengths — Dharmendra did the fights, Khanna did the songs. It worked once, but the formula felt tired by Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986).
- They were never friends off-screen. Unlike other superstar pairs who partied together, Khanna and Dharmendra kept a professional distance. On the sets of Dharm Aur Qanoon (1984), they reportedly shot their scenes separately and barely spoke between takes.
- Mohabbat Ki Kasam (1986) was so bad that it effectively ended the trend of pairing two male superstars in a single film. After that disaster, producers stopped throwing Khanna and Dharmendra together — and the 'multi-starrer' era took a hit until the 1990s.
- Dharmendra once said in an interview: 'Rajesh was a phenomenon, but we were never comfortable together. Our styles didn't mix. It was like putting chai and coffee in the same cup.'
3 films across 1 decade
- Rajuput
- Mohabbat Ki Kasam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
3 films across 4 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
After Mohabbat Ki Kasam, Dharmendra kept going for 102 more films; Rajesh Khanna stepped back. By the time of Rajuput, both already had careers — Rajesh Khanna with 13 films, Dharmendra with 12.
Before Rajuput, Rajesh Khanna had starred in 13 films, including Aanchal (1980) and Kudrat (1981).
After Mohabbat Ki Kasam, Rajesh Khanna went on to appear in 23 more films, including Jai Shiv Shankar (1990) and Begunaah (1991).
Before Rajuput, Dharmendra had starred in 12 films, including Cinema Cinema (1979) and Krodhi (1981).
After Mohabbat Ki Kasam, Dharmendra went on to appear in 102 more films, including Sher Dil (1990) and Johnny Gaddar (2007).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Rajesh Khanna & Dharmendra's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
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