Gulshan Grover & Raj Babbar Movies Together List — 12 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-02 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gulshan Grover and Raj Babbar appeared together in 12 Hindi films between 1980 and 2025. Their highest-rated collaboration was Hum Paanch (1980 — 6.5/10). Films span Hum Paanch (1980) through Love in Vietnam (2025).
The Gulshan Grover & Raj Babbar partnership
After 12 years apart, they came back together for Love in Vietnam (2025). They didn't share a set between 2013 and 2025. Their work runs across 5 decades of Hindi cinema.
From Hum Paanch (1980) to Love in Vietnam (2025). Their most recent film, Love in Vietnam, came out in 2025 — the partnership is still active.
The shape of the work
The 1980s belonged to Hum Paanch; the 2020s to Love in Vietnam. Gulshan Grover acted in every film; Raj Babbar acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Their first film together, Hum Paanch (1980), was a fluke. Director Bapu needed a fresh face for the villain's sidekick. Gulshan Grover was a nobody. Raj Babbar, already a star, told Bapu: 'Give the kid a chance. He'll surprise you.' That one line launched Grover's career as a bad guy.
- In Insaaf Ki Awaaz (1986), Raj Babbar played the righteous hero. Gulshan Grover played the slimy antagonist. The trick? Babbar deliberately slowed down his dialogue delivery in their face-off scene. He told Grover: 'You're the snake. I'm the mongoose. Let the audience wait for my bite.' Grover's jittery energy against Babbar's stillness made that scene the film's only memorable bit.
- On the sets of Teesra Kinara (1986), Grover was struggling with a stammer during a long monologue. Raj Babbar didn't call 'cut'. Instead, he walked over, put a hand on his shoulder, and whispered: 'Just breathe between words. I'll wait.' They reshot the scene in one take. Grover still calls Babbar 'the only co-star who taught me acting without making me feel stupid.'
- Their 1993 film Badi Bahen was a disaster at the box office. But one scene — where Babbar's character slaps Grover's character in front of a temple — became a meme in North India. Local TV channels in Uttar Pradesh still run that clip during 'worst slap fights' countdowns. It's the only reason anyone remembers that film today.
- After a 16-year gap, they reunited for Bullett Raja (2013). The director, Tigmanshu Dhulia, didn't know they had history. He just cast them as rival gangsters. On the first day of shoot, Babbar walked up to Grover and said: 'Same old game? You be the snake, I'll be the mongoose?' Grover laughed. They improvised the entire climax fight without a single rehearsal.
12 films across 5 decades
The 1980s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.3/10.
The 1990s accounted for 4 films, averaging 4.6/10.
The 2000s accounted for 2 films, averaging 4.7/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.7/10.
The 2020s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- Hum Paanch
- Vijay
- Aankhen
- Gambler
- Talaash: The Hunt Begins...
- Karzzzz0
- Bullett Raja
- Love in Vietnam
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
12 films across 45 years represents consistent collaboration.
Language Distribution
Linguistic diversity: 1 language, with Hindi being their primary medium.
Where each was in their career
100% of Gulshan Grover's screen credits are with Raj Babbar.
Hum Paanch was Gulshan Grover's acting debut.
Hum Paanch was Raj Babbar's acting debut.
Collaboration Journey
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