Rajesh Khanna & Moushumi Chatterjee Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

The 1970s belonged to Prem Bandhan; the 1990s to Aa Ab Laut Chalen. Rajesh Khanna acted in every film; Moushumi Chatterjee acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• Rajesh Khanna personally requested Moushumi Chatterjee for Prem Bandhan (1979) after their earlier pairing in a Bengali film was a hit. He told the director she was the only one who could play the role.
• In Prem Bandhan, Moushumi’s natural, earthy acting style forced Rajesh to tone down his trademark theatrical pauses. He later admitted she made him act more 'real' on screen.
• During the shoot of Vijay (1988), Moushumi would often cook Bengali meals for Rajesh on set. He called her 'Moushumi-di' and they’d eat together between shots, something he rarely did with other co-stars.
• Moushumi once said in an interview: 'Rajesh was a superstar, but with me he was just a shy boy from Bengal. We spoke in Bangla and he forgot his starry airs.'
• Their last film together, Ghar Parivar (1991), was a remake of a Bengali hit. The Hindi version flopped, but it directly inspired a TV series on Doordarshan about joint families that ran for three years.