Johnny Lever & Sanjay Mishra Movies Together List — 4 Films

The shape of the work

Johnny Lever acted in every film; Sanjay Mishra acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• They first shared screen space in Bin Bulaye Baraati (2011), a chaotic comedy where both played small roles. Neither was the lead — they were just two funny guys thrown into the same mess. That film quietly tested if their comic rhythms could sync.
• In Dilwale (2015), Johnny Lever played the fast-talking, over-the-top sidekick while Sanjay Mishra played the deadpan, weary foil. Their scenes worked because Lever kept accelerating the energy and Mishra pulled it back — one pushed, the other absorbed. That push-pull made even throwaway lines land.
• Both started in the theater and stand-up circuits of Mumbai in the 1980s, long before films. They knew each other from those early days — struggling, sharing stages, watching each other bomb and win. By the time they acted together, they already had decades of mutual respect.
• Santa Banta Pvt Ltd (2016) was supposed to be a fun buddy comedy, but it tanked so hard (3/10 on most platforms) that it effectively ended any plans for a third Lever-Mishra pairing. No producer touched that combo again. Their three-film run died because of that one bomb.
• Sanjay Mishra once said in an interview: 'Johnny bhai can make you laugh even if you're crying. I just stand next to him and try not to laugh myself.' He said this while promoting Dilwale, laughing as he recalled a blooper where Lever made him break character mid-scene.