Gulshan Grover & Rishi Kapoor Movies Together List — 6 Films

The shape of the work

The 1980s belonged to Hawalaat; the 1990s to Eena Meena Deeka. Gulshan Grover acted in every film; Rishi Kapoor acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.

Partnership facts

• In Banjaran (1991), Rishi Kapoor played the romantic hero while Gulshan Grover played the villain. But here's the twist: Grover's character had more screen time and a meatier arc. Rishi later joked that he felt like a supporting actor in his own film.
• Gulshan Grover has said that Rishi Kapoor was the only co-star who would call him by his real name, Gulshan, on set. Everyone else called him 'Bad Man' because of his villain image. Rishi refused to play along with that label.
• Gulshan Grover once recalled: 'Rishi told me, "You are too good a villain. But in real life, you're a softie. That's why I like working with you — you scare people on screen, and then I get to be the hero who saves them."'
• Their third film together, Pehla Pehla Pyar (1994), was a rare romantic comedy where Gulshan Grover played a positive role — a friend to Rishi's character. It was one of the first times Grover shed his 'bad man' image for a full-length comic part, directly because Rishi insisted the director cast him against type.
• They first met on the sets of Banjaran (1991). Rishi Kapoor was already a superstar. Gulshan Grover was still building his villain resume. Rishi personally asked the director to give Grover a bigger role after seeing his audition tape. That film became Grover's first major villain role opposite a top-tier hero.