Gulshan Grover & Mani Shankar Movies Together List — 2 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-07-13 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Gulshan Grover and Mani Shankar appeared together in 2 Hindi films between 2002 and 2010. Their highest-rated collaboration was Knock Out (2010 — 6.0/10). Films span 16December (2002) through Knock Out (2010).
The Gulshan Grover & Mani Shankar partnership
After 8 years apart, they came back together for Knock Out (2010). They didn't share a set between 2002 and 2010. From 16December (2002) to Knock Out (2010).
It started with 16December (2002).
The shape of the work
The 2000s belonged to 16December; the 2010s to Knock Out. Gulshan Grover acted in every film; Mani Shankar directed all of them.
2 films across 2 decades
The 2000s accounted for 1 film, averaging 5.6/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 6.0/10.
- 16December
- Knock Out
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
2 films across 8 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; Mani Shankar had 0. After Knock Out, Gulshan Grover kept going for 26 more films; Mani Shankar stepped back.
Before 16December, Gulshan Grover had starred in 156 films, including Arth (1982) and Sher Dil (1990).
After Knock Out, Gulshan Grover went on to appear in 26 more films, including I Am Kalam (2011) and Good Newwz (2019).
16December was Mani Shankar's directorial debut.
After Knock Out, Mani Shankar went on to direct 1 more film, including Hey Kameeni (2023).
Collaboration Journey
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