Gulshan Grover & Mahesh Manjrekar Movies Together List — 5 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-04 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gulshan Grover and Mahesh Manjrekar appeared together in 5 Hindi films between 2002 and 2021. Their highest-rated collaboration was Mumbai Saga (2021 — 5.6/10). Films span Hathyar (2002) through Mumbai Saga (2021).
The Gulshan Grover & Mahesh Manjrekar partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Mumbai Saga (2021). They didn't share a set between 2009 and 2021. They saved their best for last — Mumbai Saga (5.6/10) came 19 years in.
From Hathyar (2002) to Mumbai Saga (2021). It started with Hathyar (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s account for 80% of everything they made together. The 2000s belonged to Hathyar; the 2020s to Mumbai Saga. Gulshan Grover acted in every film; Mahesh Manjrekar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- They first shared screen space in 'Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav' (2005) because director Mahesh Manjrekar cast himself as the lead and needed a memorable villain. He called Gulshan Grover, who flew in from a holiday in Goa just to shoot his scenes in two days.
- In 'Zor Lagaa Ke...Haiya!' (2009), Manjrekar played a strict father and Grover played a corrupt politician. Grover later said Manjrekar directed him to 'dial down the evil smirk' and play it straight — the only director who ever asked him to underplay a villain.
- Grover and Manjrekar share a Marathi connection off-screen. Manjrekar directed Grover in the Marathi film 'De Dhakka' (2008) between their Hindi collaborations, and the two would often switch between Hindi and Marathi on set, confusing the crew.
- Their third film together, 'Mumbai Saga' (2021), was the first time both played gangsters in the same frame — a pairing that directly inspired a spin-off web series pitch that never got made, but was discussed openly by producer Bhushan Kumar.
5 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 4 films, averaging 5.1/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
- Hathyar
- Kaante
- Mumbai Saga
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
5 films across 19 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
When they first worked together, Gulshan Grover had 156 films behind them; Mahesh Manjrekar had 7.
Before Hathyar, Gulshan Grover had starred in 156 films, including Arth (1982) and Sher Dil (1990).
After Mumbai Saga, Gulshan Grover went on to appear in 4 more films, including Love in Vietnam (2025) and Heer Express (2025).
Before Hathyar, Mahesh Manjrekar had starred in 7 films, including Vaastav: The Reality (1999) and Kurukshetra (2000).
After Mumbai Saga, Mahesh Manjrekar went on to appear in 8 more films, including Gandhi Talks (2026) and Aho Vikramaarka! (2024).
Collaboration Journey
A chronological view of Gulshan Grover & Mahesh Manjrekar's professional partnership
Actors and musicians who worked on most of their films
People who worked on Gulshan Grover & Mahesh Manjrekar's films together
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