Mukesh Rishi & Mithun Chakraborty Movies Together List — 4 Films
Complete Movies List & Collaboration History
Last updated: 2026-06-03 · Data sources: Wikipedia, TMDB
Mukesh Rishi and Mithun Chakraborty appeared together in 4 Hindi films between 1996 and 2012. Their highest-rated collaboration was Khiladi 786 (2012 — 4.2/10). Films span Bhishma (1996) through Khiladi 786 (2012).
The Mukesh Rishi & Mithun Chakraborty partnership
After 13 years apart, they came back together for Khiladi 786 (2012). They didn't share a set between 1999 and 2012. They saved their best for last — Khiladi 786 (4.2/10) came 16 years in.
From Bhishma (1996) to Khiladi 786 (2012). It started with Bhishma (1996).
The shape of the work
The 1990s account for 75% of everything they made together. The 1990s belonged to Tabaahi: The Destroyer; the 2010s to Khiladi 786. Mukesh Rishi acted in every film; Mithun Chakraborty acted in all of them. Strictly Hindi cinema — they never crossed industries together.
Partnership facts
- Mithun Chakraborty personally asked Mukesh Rishi to play the villain in Bhishma (1996) after seeing his work in a small role. Rishi had just moved to Mumbai and was struggling for work — Mithun gave him his first big break in Hindi cinema.
- In Tabaahi: The Destroyer (1999), Mithun and Mukesh shot a climax fight sequence for 18 hours straight. Mithun insisted on doing all his own stunts, and Mukesh matched him beat for beat — no doubles, no cuts. The director later said they both collapsed on set after the final take.
- Mukesh Rishi has said in interviews that Mithun treated him like a younger brother on all three films. After Ganga Ki Kasam (1998) wrapped, Mithun gifted him a gold chain — a tradition Mithun had with actors he respected.
- Mukesh Rishi once said: 'Mithun da never made me feel like a supporting actor. He would tell the cameraman, 'Give him his close-up first.' That’s why I gave my 200% in every scene with him.'
- The success of their villain-hero dynamic in Bhishma (1996) directly led to Mukesh Rishi being cast as the main antagonist in several other Mithun films later — including the hit Jallad (1995) actually released before Bhishma, but the pairing became a template for 90s action films.
4 films across 2 decades
The 1990s accounted for 3 films, averaging 3.9/10.
The 2010s accounted for 1 film, averaging 4.2/10.
- Tabaahi: The Destroyer
- Bhishma
- Khiladi 786
The partnership in numbers
Partnership Pattern
4 films across 16 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, Mukesh Rishi had 4 films behind them; Mithun Chakraborty had 147.
Before Bhishma, Mukesh Rishi had starred in 4 films, including Baazi (1995) and Parampara (1992).
After Khiladi 786, Mukesh Rishi went on to appear in 29 more films, including Srimanthudu (2015) and Loukyam (2014).
Before Bhishma, Mithun Chakraborty had starred in 147 films, including The Naxalites (1980) and Ustadi Ustad Se (1982).
After Khiladi 786, Mithun Chakraborty went on to appear in 18 more films, including The Tashkent Files (2019) and The Kashmir Files (2022).
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